John G. Avildsen
American film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 ā June 16, 2017) was an American movie director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1977 for Rocky.[1]
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Born | (1935-12-21)December 21, 1935 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | June 16, 2017(2017-06-16) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1969ā2017 |
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Other movie he directed include Joe, Save the Tiger, Fore Play, The Formula, Neighbors, For Keeps, Lean on Me, The Power of One, 8 Seconds, Inferno, Rocky V and the first three Karate Kid movies.
Avildsen died on June 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California of pancreatic cancer, aged 81.[2]