Richard Glatzer breathes last at 63

The 63-year-old writer and director of independent films, including the Academy Award-winning Still Alice, Richard Glatzer, breathed his last on Tuesday after a four-year battle with A.L.S. The public relations firm Block Korenbrot confirmed the news today.

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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. After his A.L.S. diagnosis in 2011, Glatzer felt compelled to continue his work as a filmmaker and storyteller. Richard met Westmoreland in 1995. The couple collaborated on four films as co-writers and directors, including the 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience winner "Quinceanera."