The writer, director and producer died last Saturday, Deadline has confirmed with his former agency Gersh.
A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Within a year, Armitage was an associate producer on the ABC soapPeyton Place.
Director George Armitage on the set of ‘The Big Bounce’ (2004)Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett Collection
It was an incredible experience, herecalledin 2015.
After meeting him during his early days at Fox, Armitage frequently worked with Roger Corman.
