Glen A. Larson -- famed TV writer and producer -- dead at 77

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Television writer, producer and music composer Glen A. Larson has died of esophageal cancer at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 77.

His son James confirmed his passing to The Hollywood Reporter Saturday.

Among Larson's small-screen credits were It Takes a Thief, McCloud, Alias Smith & Jones, Quincy M.E., Magnum, P.I., Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, The Fall Guy and The Six Million Dollar Man.