Remember The Titans screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard dies aged 70

Gregory Allen Howard (Alamy)

Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skilfully adapted stories of historical black figures in Remember The Titans, starring Denzel Washington, Ali with Will Smith, and Harriet with Cynthia Erivo, has died at the age of 70.

Howard died on Friday at his home in Miami after a brief illness, according to a statement from publicist Jeff Sanderson.