Curtis Hanson, Director of ‘L.A. Confidential,’ Dies at 71 — Variety

Curtis Hanson, director of “L.A Confidential” and winner with Brian Helgeland of an Oscar for adapting James Ellroy’s novel, was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home on Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed. He was 71. The official said paramedics responded to a call of an unconscious man at……

via Curtis Hanson, Director of ‘L.A. Confidential,’ Dies at 71 — Variety