Emmy-winning sound mixer, 61, dies after falling from balcony on set of Tom Hanks' film about Mister Rogers
James Emswiller, 61, died on Thursday after fall in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Suffered an apparent medical emergency and fell from balcony while smoking
He won an Emmy in 2015 for his sound mixing work on the HBO TV movie Bessie
Filming of You Are My Friend was suspended while police investigated the scene
A crew member working on a movie about Mister Rogers has died after he suffered an apparent medical emergency and fell two stories off a balcony.
James Emswiller fell around 7.30pm Thursday during a break in filming of You Are My Friend in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, authorities say. The 61-year-old Pittsburgh man died later at a hospital.
Emswiller was involved in the sound production of the film, which is based on the life of Fred Rogers, the genial host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Mount Lebanon police say Emswiller fell over a brick wall on the balcony at an apartment building.
Film star Tom Hanks, who is playing Rogers in the movie, was at the site and later left.
Emswiller won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie in 2015, for his work on the HBO TV movie Bessie.
He also worked on major films including The Avengers and Jack Reacher.
Witnesses nearby said they heard a noise and found him lying on the ground after he had fallen from a balcony, WPXI-TV reported.
Emswiller was rushed to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for treatment but succumbed to his injuries.
Filming was suspended on Thursday as police investigated the circumstances of the fall.
The film is due out in theaters sometime next year.
Two weeks ago, Sony released the first image of Hanks in costume as Mister Rogers.
The image was shared on the studio's Twitter account on Thursday and shows Hanks, 62, dressed in a red sweater, beige slacks and blue sneakers sitting on the steps of his trailer.
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