7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁eventually ▁directed ▁by ▁Ste ib el ' s ▁business ▁partner , ▁Opera ▁Compos er ▁Leonard ▁K ast le , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁costs ▁and ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁film ▁after ▁the ▁firing ▁of ▁initial ▁director , ▁Martin ▁Sc ors ese . ▁ ▁Ste ib el ▁was ▁an ▁" agnostic ▁Jew ". ▁ ▁After ▁batt ling ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁Ste ib el ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁liberal ▁behind ▁Buck ley ’ s ▁talk ▁show , ▁Warren ▁Ste ib el , ▁dies ▁at ▁ 7 6 ▁ ▁Ob itu ary : ▁Warren ▁Ste ib el , ▁R . I . P . ▁Ob itu ary ▁published ▁in ▁National ▁Review ▁DE AD ▁LIN K ▁ ▁That ' s ▁deb atable ▁ ▁Notes ▁& ▁As ides ▁Ex cer pts ▁from ▁William ▁F . ▁Buck ley , ▁Jr , ▁speech ▁hon oring ▁F iring ▁Line ▁producer ▁Warren ▁St ie bel ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁film ▁direct ors ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁Category : American ▁television ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁De W ine ▁is ▁the ▁surname ▁of ▁three ▁United ▁States ▁polit icians ▁from ▁Ohio : ▁▁ ▁Mike ▁De W ine , ▁current ▁governor ▁of ▁Ohio ▁ ▁Pat ▁De W ine , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁County ▁Commission ▁ ▁Kevin ▁De W ine , ▁member