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had been working on a number of projects including a memoir before his tragic death at age 48.
The late star's death was following his battle with stage three colorectal .
A number of as well as some of his fellow Dawson's Creek co-stars including , and Chad Michael Murray.
Van Der Beek was reportedly writing a memoir between filming a Legally Blonde prequel and also spending time with family, sources told Deadline.
However, it is not currently known if he had gotten far in the book or if there are plans to possibly publish the memoir posthumously.
Despite his health battle, the star had continued to follow his passion for acting by taking on roles in both movie and television projects.
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James Van Der Beek had been working on a number of projects including a memoir before his tragic death at age 48; seen in 2020
Van Der Beek is set to appear in the upcoming thriller The Gates which will release in select theaters beginning on March 13 (seen above)
Van Der Beek is set to appear in the upcoming thriller The Gates which will release in select theaters beginning on March 13.
The film additionally stars Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers, Jack Snyder and Sofia Hublitz.
On Wednesday, Van Der Beek's family confirmed his death at age 48 with a post on social media
He is survived by wife Kimberly as well as their six children: Olivia, 15, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 12, Emilia, nine, Gwendolyn, seven, and Jeremiah, four
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A GoFundMe page was set up to support his family and has notablycame to light.
