Alison Sheryl Greenspan (December 2, 1972 – June 27, 2021) was an American film and television producer. Alison Greenspan spent her childhood in

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and

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with her mother Ann, father Stephen and sister Melissa. Later she studied American History and Political Science at the

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and graduated summa cum laude in 1994. In earlier years, Greenspan was a member of at

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's production company and later on president of Di Novi Pictures. Greenspan had been a partner at Doug Robinson Productions for the past several years. In 2004, her father, Stephen Greenspan, former vice president of data carrier manufacturer

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, became ill with

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. In 2009, he died of this disease, as did her aunt Marylin in 2011. That is why she had the idea for a film about ALS, which was later realized under the title ''

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''. The film is dedicated to her father.

Death

Greenspan died on June 27, 2021, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 48. She is survived by her husband Jason Michaels and their son Stevie.

Filmography

Producer

*''

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'' (2010) *''

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'' (2011) *''

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'' (2014) *''

'' (2014) *'' The Best of Me'' (2014) *''

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'' (2017)

Co-producer

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'' (2004)

Executive producer

*'' What a Girl Wants'' (2003) *'' New York Minute'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2008) *'' The Lucky One'' (2012) *''

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'' (TV) (2017) *'' For Life'' (TV series) (2020–2021)

References

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* 1972 births 2021 deaths American women film producers Place of death missing Place of birth missing American women television producers 21st-century American women Deaths from cancer in the United States {{US-tv-producer-stub