Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Tap Here To Add Us Weekly As A Trusted Source Add as a preferred source on Google Rachel Bilson's grandfather - prolific Hollywood director Bruce Bilson - has died at age 97. Bruce's daughter, producer Julie Bilson Ahlberg, confirmed on Wednesday, January 21, that he died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles earlier this month. The director was a member of a four-generation Hollywood family and is survived by his wife, actress Renne Jarrett.