Aaron Latham, Writer Whose Texas Monthly Story Inspired ‘Urban Cowboy,’ Dies at 78
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAaron Latham, a screenwriter, journalist and author whose story in Texas Monthly inspired the 1980 smash “Urban Cowboy,” died July 23 in Pennsylvania of complications from Parkinson’s disease.
He was 78.Latham was married to “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl. A representative for the show confirmed Latham died at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Stahl and the couple’s daughter, Taylor Stahl Latham, a producer on the Apple TV+ drama “Servant,” were with him as he died.“He loved being two things: He loved being a writer and he loved being a father,” Stahl told Variety.A native of Texas, Latham was known for writing about novels set in the Old West.
His magazine journalism also inspired the 1985 movie “Perfect” about the aerobics exercise craze of that moment. The film reunited Latham with the “Urban Cowboy” team of screenwriter-director James Bridges and star John Travolta.
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