Mary Cybulski, ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and ‘Life of Pi’ Script Supervisor, Dies at 70

Mary Cybulski, a script supervisor and still photographer whose credits included “Synecdoche, New York,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Life of Pi,” has died after four years living with glioblastoma multiforme. She was 70.

Per the Mayo Clinic, gliobastoma is a cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the brain or spinal cord. There is no cure.

Cybulski collaborated with various directors throughout her career, working on over forty features for such filmmakers as Stephen Frears, David Mamet, Jodie Foster, Jane Campion, M. Night Shyamalan, Tony Gilroy, Nancy Savoca and John Sayles.

“As the script supervisor on ‘Synecdoche, New York,’ Mary was the calm, clear presence at the center of a confusing storm of warehouses within warehouses and characters playing actors playing characters,” Charlie Kaufman wrote in a statement. “There was always a crowd of crew and cast around her asking, ‘What the hell is going on?…