Danielle Dieffenthaller, producer of Westwood Park, dies at 60 (English, Level A1)

Danielle Dieffenthaller was a TV and film producer and director.
She died in hospice at the age of 60.
The death was announced on November 22.
She was from Trinidad and Tobago.
She made the soap Westwood Park.
Westwood Park ran for six seasons.
She had renal failure in 2018 and was on dialysis.
A heart problem blocked her kidney transplant attempt.

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filmmaker — A person who makes movies.

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show — A performance or display.

work — Activities done for a purpose.

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