American screenwriter (1939–2024).
Born August 25th, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2024 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel