US actress Aubrey Plaza and the family of her husband Jeff Baena have described his death as an "unimaginable tragedy". Director and screenwriter Baena died on Friday at the age of 47. The Los Angeles County medical examiner gave the cause of death as suicide.

A cause of death for writer and director Jeff Baena, whose credits include “Life After Beth” and “The Little Hours,” has been determined.

Jeff Baena, the independent filmmaker who collaborated with his wife, Aubrey Plaza, on the movies 'Life After Beth' and 'The Little Hours,' has died at 47.