Hilarie Burton Makes A Final Promise To Late Willie Garson

Willie Garson died at 57 in his Los Angeles home due to pancreatic cancer.

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Garson was in over 300 TV shows and 70 films before he died on September 21, 2021.

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Garson has a son called Nathan, who he adopted in 2010 and raised as a single parent.

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Hilarie Burton went on Instagram to promise to help Garson publish his book and shared a tattoo she got in his memory.

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The actress described the book as a love letter to the industry, storytelling, and the hundreds of people he worked with over the decades.

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HBO released a statement paying tribute to the actor by adding a title card and a picture of Garson and his last tweet to the season premieres of the show.

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Fans think “And Just Like That..” could be dedicated to the actor.

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The news of Garson’s death hit the cast and crew of “Sex and the City” hard, and they took to social media to pay tribute to him.

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The executive producer of “Sex and the City” and “And Just Like That..” released a statement to Variety.

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