Curtis Hanson was found dead at his home in Hollywood from natural causes TIZIANA FABI/AFP/GETTY IMAGESThe film-maker Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for the crime noir LA Confidential, has been found dead at his Los Angeles home at the age of 71. Paramedics pronounced Hanson dead at his house in the Hollywood Hills at about 5pm yesterday (12am). Hanson, best known for directing and co-writing the 1997 crime noir, shared the Oscar for best writing for their adapted screenplay of James Ellroy’s novel of the same name. He was also nominated for best director. The film, which launched the Hollywood careers of Russell Crowe…

Source: The Times September 21, 2016 08:03 UTC