Wife of film director U-Wei found dead in California
KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of leading local film director U-Wei Saari was found dead last Friday, in the waters off Alameda in California, United States.
Diana Gail, 62, was reported missing in Oakland, California on Jan 22, and her colleagues were reported to have last seen her at about 10am local time on that day.
The San Francisco Chronicle in its online portal www.sfgate.com said her body was found by a marine unit from the Oakland Police Department on Friday evening (local time).
U Wei, real name Zuhir, in a reply to Bernama via Whatsapp, declined to comment, except to say, "Thank you and call for prayers for her."
Earlier on Wednesday, U-Wei posted his entry in the Facebook: "I love you, Usah (Gail)."
The site was filled with condolences messages from family members and friends in the film industry, including Sabri Yunus, Pyanhabib, Khalid Salleh, Siti Zainon Ismail and Eman Manan.
Gail was a director of publications at Independent Institute, a non-profit think-tank at 100, Swan Way in Oakland.
Independent Institute in its website stated that prior to the institute, Gail was managing editor for CMP Media and Backbeat books where she produced trade books on music, digital video and computer engineering.
She had also lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur for many years where she was managing editor for the Malaysian Naturalist magazine.
She received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Tennessee and a Master's degree in Arts in International Affairs from Ohio University. - Bernama
Diana Gail, 62, was reported missing in Oakland, California on Jan 22, and her colleagues were reported to have last seen her at about 10am local time on that day.
The San Francisco Chronicle in its online portal www.sfgate.com said her body was found by a marine unit from the Oakland Police Department on Friday evening (local time).
U Wei, real name Zuhir, in a reply to Bernama via Whatsapp, declined to comment, except to say, "Thank you and call for prayers for her."
The site was filled with condolences messages from family members and friends in the film industry, including Sabri Yunus, Pyanhabib, Khalid Salleh, Siti Zainon Ismail and Eman Manan.
Gail was a director of publications at Independent Institute, a non-profit think-tank at 100, Swan Way in Oakland.
Independent Institute in its website stated that prior to the institute, Gail was managing editor for CMP Media and Backbeat books where she produced trade books on music, digital video and computer engineering.
She had also lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur for many years where she was managing editor for the Malaysian Naturalist magazine.
She received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Tennessee and a Master's degree in Arts in International Affairs from Ohio University. - Bernama
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