Big Hero 6 & Monster's Inc. Screenwriter Daniel Gerson Dies

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Big Hero 6 & Monster's Inc. Screenwriter Daniel Gerson Dies

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2016 is so brutal so far :( :( Thanks for everything, Dan!
Daniel Gerson, a screenwriter on Monsters, Inc and prequel Monsters University, has died. His family announced Gerson died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles after battling brain cancer. He was 49.

Gerson co-wrote Monsters, Inc with Andrew Stanton, and shared credit on prequel Monsters University with his frequent writing partner Robert L. Baird and Dan Scanlon. He re-teamed with Baird, along with Jordan Roberts on the screenplay for Big Hero 6, which won the Oscar for best animated feature film in 2015. He also was the voice of Desk Sergeant on Big Hero 6 and voiced characters on both Monsters film. He was working on Cars 3 at the time of his death.

He also assisted on features including Chicken Little, Curious George, Cars, Meet The Robinsons. His TV writing credits include Big Wolf On Campus, Misguided Angels and The New Addams Family.

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