'Still Alice' writer-director Richard Glatzer dies at 63

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By LINDSEY BAHR

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Glatzer, who co-wrote and directed the Alzheimer's drama "Still Alice" alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 63.

Diagnosed in 2011 with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, the pair took on the project of "Still Alice" in a very early stage of Glatzer's disease.

During the 23-day shoot, Glatzer communicated with one finger using a text-to-speech app on his iPad. By the time of the press tour for the film in late 2014, Glatzer was only able to communicate by typing on the device with his big toe.

Their film earned star Julianne Moore her first Oscar for her portrayal of an academic suffering from early onset Alzheimer's. Unable to attend the ceremony, Glatzer watched Moore's win Feb. 22 from a hospital, where he had been taken two days prior for respiratory problems. Westmoreland watched by his side.

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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2013 file photo, director Richard Glatzer poses at the premiere of the film "The Last of Robin Hood" at the Toronto International Film Festival at the Isabel Bader Theater in Toronto. Glatzer, who directed "Still Alice," a film that garnered actress Julianne Moore an Oscar for best actress last month, died Tuesday, March 10, in Los Angeles after a four-year battle with ALS. He was 63. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)



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