Curtis Hanson, Director of LA Confidential and 8 Mile, Dies

Rest in peace, Curtis.

By Matt Porter

Acclaimed director Curtis Hanson has died, aged 71.

TMZ reports paramedics were sent to Hanson's home in Hollywood Hills yesterday afternoon. It appears to have been a heart attack, and Hanson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Curtis Hanson

Curtis Hanson won an Academy Award in 1998 for the L.A. Confidential screenplay, which he wrote and directed. He's also known for directing Eminem's 8 Mile, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The River Wild, and In Her Shows.

IGN would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Curtis' friends and family at this time.

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