haskell was born on october 15, 1934 in boston, massachusetts. he studied at buckingham browne &amp; nichols and at harvard university. haskell was married to annie compton from 1960 until they divorced in 1974. then he was married to dianne tolmich from 1974 until his death in 2010. he had two children, a daughter and son. haskell died on april 12, 2010 from unknown causes in northridge, california, aged 75.