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Richard Glatzer | 'Still Alice' writer-director, 63

Richard Glatzer, 63, who wrote and directed the Alzheimer's drama Still Alice alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS, died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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)
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)Read more
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Richard Glatzer, 63, who wrote and directed the Alzheimer's drama Still Alice alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS, died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Julianne Moore won a best-actress Oscar last month for her work in the title role.

Diagnosed in 2011 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Mr. Glatzer took on the Still Alice project in a very early stage of his illness. By the time of the film's press tour in late 2014, he was able to communicate only by typing on an iPad with his big toe.

Mr. Glatzer collaborated with Westmoreland on a number of films, including the 2006 Sundance winner Quinceañera. - AP

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