As we turn a new leaf into a new year, we all get hopeful about the memories and achievements we hope to make. But, as a natural fact of life, sometimes life doesn’t go our way and loss is an inevitable part of that.

A cause of death for writer and director Jeff Baena, whose credits include “Life After Beth” and “The Little Hours,” has been determined.

Aubrey's late husband was found unresponsive and pronounced dead in Los Angeles, authorities said.