'Simpsons' writer Marc Wilmore. Credit: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo The Simpsons writer Marc Wilmore has passed away aged 57 after battling coronavirus and other health conditions. Wilmore, whose other credits include F Is For Family and In Living Color, penned around a dozen episodes of the long-running animated sitcom over the years. The writer’s brother, comedian Larry Wilmore, confirmed the news of his death on his social media today (February 1). Advertisement “My sweet sweet brother, Marc Edward Wilmore, passed away last night while battling COVID and other conditions that have had him in pain for many years,” he tweeted. “My brother was the kindest, gentlest, funniest, lion of an angel I’ve ever known. I love you little brother.”