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Jimmy Ellis, charge singer from the Trammps, the background music group that made popular the seventies anthem "Disco Inferno," has died. He was 74. Ellis died inside a Rock Hill, S.C. elderly care of complications from Alzheimer's, his daughter told The NY Occasions. See other stars we lost this season Find Out More >

'Margin Call' producer joins Benaroya

By DAVE McNARY Benaroya Pictures has brought on ''Margin Call" producer Joe Jenckes to serve as head of production. Jenckes developed ties with Benaroya Pictures CEO Michael Benaroya while they developed "Margin Call." He will work closely with Benaroya on all upcoming projects moving forward, serving as exec producer on the company's upcoming production "Kill Your Darlings," starring Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Dane DeHaan and Jack Huston. The film is in pre-production in NY City, with principal photography set to commence March 19. Jenckes is in NY overseeing prep on behalf of Benaroya. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com