Erik Pedersen Managing EditorNanci Ryder, the longtime Hollywood publicist and PR agency exec whose clients included Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Sarah Jessica Parker, died today of ALS complications.
She was 67.Ryder had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2014. She lost her ability to speak, walk and more but was adamant about keeping up the fight against ALS however she could — mostly using a tablet to communicate.Ryder established Nanci Ryder Public Relations in 1984, and her clients included Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Paul Rodriguez, Downey, Harrelson and Parker.
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