Hollywood screenwriter and author Bettina Gilois died Sunday night in her sleep after battling cancer, her friend Joshua Plant confirmed to Variety. She was 58.
Gilois wrote the HBO film “Bessie” starring Queen Latifah, and numerous other films and books.
Before her death, Gilois had several projects in the works, including the drama “Shutter Spy,” about Hollywood photographer Frank Worth, and the series “Muscle Shoals,” which is produced by Johnny Depp. She was also writing a story for Lifetime about Mahalia Jackson, and Netflix’s “A Million Miles Away,” a true story about Jose Hernandez, a migrant worker who later became an astronaut.
Her credits include Disney’s “McFarland, USA” with Kevin Costner, “Glory Road” starring Josh Lucas and Lifetime’s “The Lost Wife of Robert Durst.” She was nominated for a Emmy for writing “Bessie” and “McFarland, USA.”
Among its accolades, “Bessie” won an NAACP Image Award for writing for...
Gilois wrote the HBO film “Bessie” starring Queen Latifah, and numerous other films and books.
Before her death, Gilois had several projects in the works, including the drama “Shutter Spy,” about Hollywood photographer Frank Worth, and the series “Muscle Shoals,” which is produced by Johnny Depp. She was also writing a story for Lifetime about Mahalia Jackson, and Netflix’s “A Million Miles Away,” a true story about Jose Hernandez, a migrant worker who later became an astronaut.
Her credits include Disney’s “McFarland, USA” with Kevin Costner, “Glory Road” starring Josh Lucas and Lifetime’s “The Lost Wife of Robert Durst.” She was nominated for a Emmy for writing “Bessie” and “McFarland, USA.”
Among its accolades, “Bessie” won an NAACP Image Award for writing for...
- 7/6/2020
- by Mackenzie Nichols
- Variety Film + TV
Interest in the earlier days of Hollywood were kindled by my recently having met Christa Fuller who was married happily for many years to the controversial and magnificent director Sam Fuller. I have been experiencing through stories what life was like “back then”Noreen Nash today, in the bar of “Maple Manor”
When Noreen Nash opened the door to her home on Maple Drive, I was immediately struck by her beauty. Born April 4, 1924 as Norabelle Jean Roth, she has reached age 94 with a loved and loving family around her.
Christa had paved the way for me to ask her questions about her life and career(s) since her first job in 1942 when she was crowned ”Apple Blossom Queen” in her home town.
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When Noreen Nash opened the door to her home on Maple Drive, I was immediately struck by her beauty. Born April 4, 1924 as Norabelle Jean Roth, she has reached age 94 with a loved and loving family around her.
Christa had paved the way for me to ask her questions about her life and career(s) since her first job in 1942 when she was crowned ”Apple Blossom Queen” in her home town.
Nora: I’ve had several different lives. I was the Apple Blossom Queen of Wenatchee, Washington and they sent me down here to be on the radio and...
- 6/6/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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