Steven Bochco 74
Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue
The unwavering writer-producer refused to bend to network suits, thus earning rare creative control during his five decades of envelope-pushing work. During negotiations for Hill Street Blues, Bochco said, “I began to hear, ‘He’s arrogant, he’s this, he’s that.’ My attitude was, ‘Call me what you will, but I know I have a great project here. I don’t know how many great projects there are going to be in my life, and I’m not going to screw this one up. I’d rather not do it.’ And they folded. They virtually folded on everything.”
Anthony Bourdain 61
Parts Unknown, No Reservations
His death by suicide in June sent foodies around the world — including former President Barack Obama, who shared a…
