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 ...