Bettina Gilois

Bettina Gilois (July 9, 1961July 5, 2020) was a German-American screenwriter and author. She was known for her work on the HBO movie "Bessie", and Disney's "Glory Road" and "McFarland, USA". 
Gilois won an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Writing of a Television Movie and a Black Reel Awards of 2016 nomination for "Bessie". She was born in Berlin.
Gilois was an associate professor in the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University.
Gilois died on July 5, 2020 from cancer in California, aged 58.