He died peacefully in his sleep with his family close by.
Bochco battled leukemia for years, for which received a stem cell transplant in October 2014.
Law, andDoogie Howser, M.D., to name just a few.
(The show garnered 98 Emmy nominations throughout its seven-season run.)
He was honored with the Producers Guild of Americas David Susskind lifetime achievement award in 1999.
The producers most recent series,Murder in the First, aired on TNT from 2014 until 2016.
Bochco also wrote a novel,Death By Hollywood, which was released in 2003.
I will miss Steve terribly.
It was his vision, style, taste and tenacity that made me love watching TV.
Thank you and rest well Steven Bochco.
You were one of a kind.
L.A. Lawstar Blair Underwood tweeted, VERY SAD to hear that Steven Bochco passed away on Sunday.
Steven hired me on LA LAW and changed the trajectory of my life and career.
Ill forever be grateful to him.
We used all of it.
He was a great man and will forever be an inspiration.
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