Erich Segal, who penned the best-selling novel “Love Story,” which was made into a hit Paramount movie in 1970 starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw, died of a heart attack Sunday in his London home.

The Guardian is reporting that Erich Segal, a screenwriter and novelist best-known for penning both the film and book versions of Love Story, has died at the age of 73 of a heart attack. Segal was a ...