Monday, November 9, 2026

Dustin Hoffman Says Warren Beatty Diagnosed Famous Director’s Cancer in a Stunning Video That Also Shares Memories of Elaine May, Others

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Two time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman says Warren Beatty diagnosed the pancreatic cancer of famed “Shampoo” director Hal Ashby.

He says a lot of other revelations in the video below that are disarming and strangely wonderful.

The occasion is his memoir, which the publisher wouldn’t give me an advance look at. After this, you don’t really need it. There’s been very little advance word on Dustin’s book, but maybe we’ll see it tomorrow when it’s published. He’s publicity-challenged even on a good day.

Watch this video:

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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