 Wasserman died of heart failure on December 21, 2008 in Paradise Valley, Arizona, aged 94.The latter two plays comprise the World Premiere of "Open Secrets" which opened In June 2006 at the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, California.Dale Wasserman's did not begin his writing career until 1954; his first offering, "Elisha and the Long Knives," which was acclaimed as one of the best television scripts of the year [Irviing Settel] was shown in 1955.