Dan O'Bannon, 63, the science fiction/horror film screenwriter who was best known for writing the blockbuster hit Alien and who also directed and wrote the zombie fest The Return of the Living Dead, died Thursday at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.
Mr. O'Bannon, whose credits include cowriting Blue Thunder and Total Recall, lost his 30-year battle with Crohn's disease, a chronic form of inflammatory bowel disease, his wife, Diane, said.
via www.philly.com
This is a very sad story. My thoughts go out to Mr. O'Bannon's family and friends during this time.
