‘Monsters, Inc.,’ ‘Big Hero 6’ co-writer Daniel Gerson dies at 49

Daniel Gerson

This July 12, 2010 photo released by Disney shows Dan Gerson.

Daniel Gerson, who co-wrote several Walt Disney animated films including “Monsters, Inc.” and “Big Hero 6,” has died. He was 49.

Gerson’s family said in a statement that he died at his Los Angeles home on Saturday after battling brain cancer. Gerson was a frequent contributor for Pixar Animation, co-writing both 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.” and its 2013 sequel, “Monsters University.”