Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell
Rydell in 1979
Born	Mortimer H. Rydell (1929-03-23)March 23, 1929 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	August 13, 2026(2026-08-13) (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Juilliard School of Music Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre Actors Studio
Occupations	Film director producer actor
Years active	1952–2020
Spouses	Joanne Linville ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1973)​ Esther Rydell ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 2007)​
Children	3

Mark Rydell (born Mortimer Horace Rydell; March 23, 1929 – August 13, 2026) was an American actor, movie director and producer.

Rydell directed many Academy Award-nominated movies including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991).

Rydell was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981).

Rydell died on August 13, 2026 at a retirement home in Los Angeles, California from natural causes at the age of 97.

References

Other websites

• Mark Rydell on IMDb
• Mark Rydell at the Internet Broadway Database
• The Total Picture Seminar Archived 2014-02-12 at the Wayback Machine – A Seminar with Martin Landau, Mark Rydell, and Lyle Kessler covering filmmaking.

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