Bettina Gilois, Emmy-Nominated Writer on 'Bessie,' Dies at 58

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her friend told multiple media outlets. TheWrap has reached out to representatives for Gilois.Along with “McFarland USA,” Gilois co-wrote the film “Glory Road” about Texas Western college basketball team of the 1960s, and “The Lost Wife of Robert Durst,” a 2017 Lifetime TV movie that starred Katharine McPhee.

Bettina Gilois was a screenwriter best known for her work on the HBO film “Bessie” and Disney’s “Glory Road.”Born in Germany, Gilois worked with Hollywood notables including Jerry Bruckheimer, Norman Jewison, and Robert Zemeckis. In 2006, she received a Black Reel Awards nomination and a Humanitas Prize nomination for her screenplay for “Glory Road,” a dramatization of Texas Western College’s historic all-black basketball team’s road to the NCAA finals.

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterHollywood 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.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerBettina Gilois, an award-winning screenwriter and author, has died in her sleep, according to a friend. She had an advanced form of cancer.