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June Anna Petersen; Production Executive in Films and Music

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June Anna Petersen, 45, production executive in films and music whose credits included “Beetlejuice” and “Stop Making Sense.” A native of Denmark, she worked in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles in 1977. Ms. Petersen began her Hollywood career in United Artists’ development section and later was assistant or associate producer to several film and music producers, including Jonathan Demme, David Byrne, James Foley and Tim Burton. While helping to organize the estate of the late Roy Orbison, she produced his final music video and initiated development of a film script about his life. On July 6 in Vero Beach, Fla., of colon and liver cancer.

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