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JamesG · 03-11-2015, 10:44 PM

Richard Glatzer Dies: Still Alice Writer-Director was 63
by Erik Pedersen
March 11, 2015

Richard Glatzer, who wrote and directed Still Alice with his husband Wash Westmoreland, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of complications from ALS. He was 63 and had been hospitalized for the past three weeks.

Julianne Moore won the Best Actress Oscar last month for her role in the Sony Pictures Classics drama, about a linguistics professor who struggles with early-onset Alzheimer’s.

Less than two weeks before the Academy Awards, Glatzer and Westmoreland sold a pitch to Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8.

“I am devastated,” Westmoreland said in a statement today.

“Rich was my soul mate, my collaborator, my best friend and my life. Seeing him battle ALS for four years with such grace and courage inspired me and all who knew him. In this dark time, I take some consolation in the fact that he got to see Still Alice go out into the world. He put his heart and soul into that film, and the fact that it touched so many people was a constant joy to him.”

“Thank you to everyone for this huge outpouring of love. Richard was a unique guy — opinionated, funny, caring, gregarious, generous and so so smart. A true artist and a brilliant man. I treasure every day of the short 20 years we had together. I cannot believe he has gone. But in my heart and the hearts of those who loved him, he will always be alive.”

Glatzer and Westmoreland also wrote and directed The Last of Robin Hood (2013) and 2006’s Quinceañera, which won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at Sundance that year and later scored a Spirit Award and Humanitas Prize.

The pair also directed the 2001 pic The Fluffer, which Westmoreland wrote. The duo signed with WME in November as the Oscar race was heating up.

Sony Classics acquired Still Alice after its Toronto premiere and two weeks later slated it for an Oscar-qualifying run in December, followed by a wider release in January.

SPC Co-Presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard said of Glatzer today, “A profound loss for all of us who worked with him and know him as an exceptional human being.”

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HuntingtonM15 · 03-11-2015, 11:28 PM

I'm really sorry to hear that. Still Alice was such a great film. I hope he got to enjoy at least a bit of its success with his husband.

May he

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,159	"Still Alice" Director Richard Glatzer Dies at 63 *Richard Glatzer Dies: Still Alice* Writer-Director was 63** by Erik Pedersen March 11, 2015 Richard Glatzer, who wrote and directed Still Alice with his husband Wash Westmoreland, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of complications from ALS. He was 63 and had been hospitalized for the past three weeks. Julianne Moore won the Best Actress Oscar last month for her role in the Sony Pictures Classics drama, about a linguistics professor who struggles with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Less than two weeks before the Academy Awards, Glatzer and Westmoreland sold a pitch to Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8. “I am devastated,” Westmoreland said in a statement today. “Rich was my soul mate, my collaborator, my best friend and my life. Seeing him battle ALS for four years with such grace and courage inspired me and all who knew him. In this dark time, I take some consolation in the fact that he got to see Still Alice go out into the world. He put his heart and soul into that film, and the fact that it touched so many people was a constant joy to him.” “Thank you to everyone for this huge outpouring of love. Richard was a unique guy — opinionated, funny, caring, gregarious, generous and so so smart. A true artist and a brilliant man. I treasure every day of the short 20 years we had together. I cannot believe he has gone. But in my heart and the hearts of those who loved him, he will always be alive.” Glatzer and Westmoreland also wrote and directed The Last of Robin Hood (2013) and 2006’s Quinceañera, which won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at Sundance that year and later scored a Spirit Award and Humanitas Prize. The pair also directed the 2001 pic The Fluffer, which Westmoreland wrote. The duo signed with WME in November as the Oscar race was heating up. Sony Classics acquired Still Alice after its Toronto premiere and two weeks later slated it for an Oscar-qualifying run in December, followed by a wider release in January. SPC Co-Presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard said of Glatzer today, “A profound loss for all of us who worked with him and know him as an exceptional human being.” http://deadline.com/2015/03/richard-...or-1201390930/ Attached Images

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HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	I'm really sorry to hear that. Still Alice was such a great film. I hope he got to enjoy at least a bit of its success with his husband. May he