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Mark Rydell
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Has directed 8 actors to Oscar nominations:
Rupert Crosse
,
Sissy Spacek
,
Bette Midler
,
Frederic Forrest
,
Marsha Mason
,
Jane Fonda
,
Henry Fonda
, &
Katharine Hepburn
. Fonda (Henry) and Hepburn won for their performances in
On Golden Pond (1981)
.
Studied at Julliard School of Music and played New York nightclubs as a jazz pianist.
Director of the Actor's Studio West.
Producer
Michael Douglas
considered him as director of
Starman (1984)
but the job went to
John Carpenter
.
He was thirty-eight years old when he directed his first feature film.
Has directed one Emmy Award-winning performance:
Michael Moriarty
in
James Dean (2001)
.
Uncle of actresses
Maggie Wagner
and
Emily Wagner
, director
Andrew Wagner
.
Son of actress
Evelyn Rydell
.
Father of actor
Christopher Rydell
.
Father of actress
Amy Rydell
.
Father of Alexander, 24, aspiring filmmaker.
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