Beloved Hollywood screenwriter William Hasley has sadly died at the age of 78. The celebrity biographer, who wrote about Caitlyn Jenner, was found dead on Saturday evening (June 6) at 7pm near Runyon Canyon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, as reported by the New York Post. Air rescuers swarmed to the scene and attempted to revive the author but were unsuccessful, pronouncing him dead at the scene.
Other details surrounding his passing are yet to be released, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records reviewed by Entertainment Weekly. Express.co.uk has contacted the Los Angeles Fire Department for a comment.
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