Author Dave Hollis dies at 47

Author Dave Hollis dies at 47.

Dave Hollis, an author, former Disney executive and ex-husband of author Rachel Hollis...

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has died at the age of 47, a representative confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday.

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Variety reported on Monday that he had recently been hospitalized after experiencing heart-related issues.

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Hollis' literary agent, Keven Lyon, told CBS News in a statement that Hollis died over the weekend.

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I've had the great honor of working with her on several books, including her most recent release with her daughter Noah," Leone said.

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"My thoughts are with his children and his family during this difficult and devastating time."

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Rachel Hollis, who shared four children with Dave Hollis, posted on Instagram about his death.

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We are so devastated," she wrote Tuesday. "I have no words and my heart is so broken for finding them.

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After he and Rachel Hollis filed for divorce in 2020, he continued to work as a life coach and run a similar business, including books.

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