Roseanne comedy writer Eric gilland dies of cancer Eric gilland a comedy writer known for Roseanne and my boys has passed away due to cancer he died on Sunday gillan's writing career began with who's the boss followed by notable works like The Wonder Years and That 70s Show from 1992 to 1996 he worked for the ABC comedy Roseanne and consulted on the Connors in 2019 his latest project was the podcast The Cinnamon Bear a holiday Adventure showing his versatility in media gilland received a writer's Guild of America nomination for Roseanne and a Daytime Emmy nomination for the wasw show tributes poured in with modern families Steve Levon reminiscing about their mutual love for the Dick Van Dyke Show Giller land's colleagues from Roseanne Matt Barry and Stan Zimmerman also honored the late writer with heartfelt posts