What is David Giler?
'''David Kevin Giler''' (July 23, 1943<ref>1943 births in New York City, on Ancestry.com.</ref> – December 19, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television director. His career began in 1962 and he retired in 2017. He was best known for writing the screenplay for ''[[Aliens (movie)|Aliens]]'', ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' and ''[[The Money Pit]]''. Giler was married to actress [[Nancy Kwan]] from 1970 until their divorce in 1972. On December 19, 2020, he died of [[cancer]] at his home in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Giler Dies: ‘Alien’ Franchise Producer, ‘The Parallax View’ Writer Was 77|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/david-giler-dead-obituary-screenwriter-producer-alien-the-money-pit-77-1234660175/|access-date=December 21, 2020|website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/david-giler-dead-alien-1234867896/|title=David Giler, Writer-Producer on ‘Alien’ Franchise, Dies at 77|publisher=Variety}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Giler, David}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Thailand]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] {{US-bio-stub}}