Mark Rydell, an actor-turned-director who earned an Oscar nomination for his work On Golden Pond, died today at 97. Bette Midler, the star of his 1979 film The Rose, shared the news and paid tribute ...

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Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of 1981’s On Golden Pond and two of Bette Midler’s signature films – The Rose and ...

Having started out as an actor, he was able to coax sensitive work out of performers like Bette Midler, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and John Wayne. Having started out as an actor, he was able to ...

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With films like *The Rose* and *The Cowboys*, he became world‑famous: director and actor Mark Rydell has died at the age of ...

Renowned filmmaker Mark Rydell passed away at the age of 97. He has directed several memorable films such as The Rose, The ...

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