'alien' Writer Dan O'bannon Dies

By Mike Barnes, Hollywood Reporter Film News
Fri, 12/18/2009 - 12:16am

Dan O'Bannon, the unassuming sci-fi screenwriter and quirky horror specialist behind the "Alien" film franchise, died Thursday in Los Angeles after a short illness.

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