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Johan Camitz died yesterday, hit by a car after a shootout.

Submitted by Dabitch on Fri, 08/11/2000 - 15:57.
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The truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. See the
New York Daily for details. (Their spelling mistake is quoted as written)

"Jhoan Camitz could walk the city's streets without drawing a glance, but the Swedish director's free-spirited and often daring commercials for Volkswagen, Diesel and Nike were watched around the world.

Described by friends and colleagues as kind and talented, Camitz, 38, was struck and killed by a Range Rover early yesterday in the aftermath of a shootout outside the trendy SoHo Club NV.

News of Camitz's brutal, random death stunned his colleagues at the New York and Los Angeles offices of Propaganda/Satellite Films, where he worked.

...

Born and raised in Stockholm, Camitz studied law and worked for several years as a sculptor. He stumbled into the world of commercial directing seven years ago after making a wedding video for a friend.

The wedding party included an executive from a Swedish advertising agency who liked the amateur footage so much that he gave Camitz the next campaign for Diesel, a clothing company."

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Submitted by Andreas-Udd on Fri, 08/11/2000 - 16:05.

Db, usually you put a smile on my face, but today you truly shocked me. I knew Johan way back when. I can't belive it. And I can't belive I get to hear it here first.

Submitted by Shika on Fri, 08/11/2000 - 20:26.

That was stranger than fiction! Did I undersands this correctly, because of a shooting further down on the street, a large vechicle with a dead driver in it ran him over? Hollywood couldn't write that kind of stuff.

Submitted by Dabitch on Fri, 08/11/2000 - 20:38.

Yep Shika, that is what happened. It's tragic.
More information can be found here: http://www.adweek.com/daily/August/aw/aw082000-37.asp

Submitted by anonymous on Fri, 11/03/2000 - 08:31.

From playing in the snow in Lidingo Sweden long ago to the tragic and abrupt accident which took you, I know you will rest in peace my sweet and wonderful cousin Johan. We will never forget you !