[4] In 1960, he married Claire Mae Boettcher,[5] a mental health nurse from South Dakota who worked in drug addiction programs; their son is film director David Fincher.
In 1964, when David was two, the family moved from Denver, Colorado to San Anselmo, California, where filmmaker George Lucas was one of their neighbors.
[6] Fincher once wrote a Howard Hughes biopic before his script was ultimately merged into the project that became The Aviator instead.
Starring Gary Oldman in the title role, the film was released by Netflix in 2020, to positive reception.
[11] Jack Fincher died in Los Angeles on April 10, 2003, at the age of 72, following a year with cancer.