The man who performed autopsies on celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Robert Kennedy, Janis Joplin and John Belushi, is the subject of a new documentary, Coroner to the Stars.
Ahead of the film's debut in theaters on June 25, Dr. Thomas Noguchi, who was chief medical examiner and coroner for Los Angeles County from 1967 to 1982, told People that he "never expected a film to be made about me."
"At first I felt reluctant, but I realized this film could help people see how medicine, politics and society connect in ways we may not always see," the 99-year-old told the outlet in an interview published on Monday, June 15.
"After many decades, memory becomes selective," added Noguchi. The film brought back many moments — my near resignation, the political hearings and my wife, Hisako, who encouraged me to fight."
Per UPI, the official was subjected to hearings in 1969 and 1982, in which he was accused of mismanagement and criticized for publicly discussing the high-profile deaths of Natalie Wood and William Holden.
Ahead of the film's debut in theaters on June 25, Dr. Thomas Noguchi, who was chief medical examiner and coroner for Los Angeles County from 1967 to 1982, told People that he "never expected a film to be made about me."
"At first I felt reluctant, but I realized this film could help people see how medicine, politics and society connect in ways we may not always see," the 99-year-old told the outlet in an interview published on Monday, June 15.
"After many decades, memory becomes selective," added Noguchi. The film brought back many moments — my near resignation, the political hearings and my wife, Hisako, who encouraged me to fight."
Per UPI, the official was subjected to hearings in 1969 and 1982, in which he was accused of mismanagement and criticized for publicly discussing the high-profile deaths of Natalie Wood and William Holden.
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