John G. Avildsen, Oscar-winning director of Rocky and The Karate Kid, John G. Avildsen, has died aged 81. Avildsen’s son Anthony told US media that the filmmaker had died of pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Rocky, one of Avildsen’s most successful films, starred Slyvester Stallone as boxer Rocky Balboa and became one of the highest-grossing films of 1976, also winning two Oscars: for Best Picture and Best Director…
Source: John Avilsden dead: Oscar-winning director of Rocky and The Karate Kid dies aged 81 | The Independent
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