John Masius , who won two Emmys for writing “ St. Elsewhere ” and created the series “ Touched By An Angel ” and “Hawthorne,” died on Sept. 13 in Los Angeles. He was 75.

His family confirmed that Masius died from ALS.

Born in Manhattan, Masius grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and soon after relocated to Los Angeles to study at The Anderson School of Management at UCLA. After working as a waiter in Venice Beach, Masius met producer Bruce Paltrow, who helped begin his career as a production assistant on Paltrow’s show, “The White Shadow.”

Masius was promoted to writer and coordinating producer, and soon began writing and producing episodes for the medical drama “St. Elsewhere.”

Masius’ work on “St. Elsewhere” earned h

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