Nanci Ryder, the beloved Hollywood publicist who co-founded BWR Public Relations, has lost her courageous, nearly six-year battle with ALS. She was 67.

Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like 'Love at the Five and Dime' celebrated the South, has died. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) ...

Nanci Ryder, the powerhouse publicist who co-founded BWR Public Relations and represented some of Hollywood's biggest stars, has died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS ...

Grammy-winning folk singer Nanci Griffith has died at the age of 68. The Texas-born crooner's management team confirmed her death on Friday but gave no cause.

Hollywood is in mourning over the loss of beloved publicist Nanci Ryder. On Thursday, June 11, Ryder, who battled ALS for nearly six years, died at the age of 67.