Overview

• Masius died on Sept. 13 in Los Angeles at age 75, with the news announced by his ex-wife, actress Ellen Bry, and confirmed by his family.
• He had ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, which relatives said led to a nine-month decline before his death.
• A two-time Primetime Emmy winner for writing on St. Elsewhere, he earned awards in 1984 and 1986 and received 14 nominations for work on the series.
• He created Touched by an Angel and Providence, later launched Hawthorne, and took over as showrunner on Dead Like Me.
• His career began after a chance meeting with producer Bruce Paltrow led to work on The White Shadow, and his honors included Writers Guild, Humanitas, People’s Choice and Peabody awards; survivors include his children Hannah, Max and Sam.