Curtis Hanson, the Oscar-winning filmmaker whose hits include 1997sL.A.
An LAPD spokesperson confirmed his death to EW.
But with the 1997 noirish dramaL.A Confidential, the journeyman director graduated to the major leagues.
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L.A. Confidentialis everything a studio doesnt want to make, the director told EW in 1998.
Its a period film, and its got lots of complex characters.
On top of that, I wanted to cast it with unusual people.
In his subsequent films, Hanson continued to be drawn to complex personalities.
He followed with the 2002 Eminem quasi-biopic8 Mile, which earned the rapper an Oscar for Best Original Song.
Additional reporting by Oliver Gettell.
