Richard Glatzer, ‘Still Alice’ Director, Dead After Long Battle With ALS, Richard Glatzer, who co-wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film "Still Alice," is dead after a long battle with ALS.
Wash Westmoreland, Glatzer's husband and his directing and writing partner on "Alice," wrote in a February Facebook post that Glatzer had suffered a significant setback and was rushed to the hospital. He noted Glatzer was communicating through eye movements.
“Not so glamorous but I wouldn’t have it any other way. And Richard will be alive to see it,” Westmoreland wrote at the time, nodding to the telecast that saw Julianne Moore take Best Actress for her portrayal of a matriarch with early onset Alzheimer’s.
“Still Alice,” the most recent movie from Glatzer and Westmoreland, was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics at the Toronto Film Festival and released in January. The duo paired on three previous films: “The Last of Robin Hood” (2014), “Quinceanera” (2006) and “The Fluffer” (2001).
Wash Westmoreland, Glatzer's husband and his directing and writing partner on "Alice," wrote in a February Facebook post that Glatzer had suffered a significant setback and was rushed to the hospital. He noted Glatzer was communicating through eye movements.
“Not so glamorous but I wouldn’t have it any other way. And Richard will be alive to see it,” Westmoreland wrote at the time, nodding to the telecast that saw Julianne Moore take Best Actress for her portrayal of a matriarch with early onset Alzheimer’s.
“Still Alice,” the most recent movie from Glatzer and Westmoreland, was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics at the Toronto Film Festival and released in January. The duo paired on three previous films: “The Last of Robin Hood” (2014), “Quinceanera” (2006) and “The Fluffer” (2001).
