Mark Rydell, the director behind ‘On Golden Pond,’ ‘For the Boys’ and ‘The Rose,’ passed away Friday. The news broke via a tribute to the Oscar-nominated director from collaborator Bette Midler, who posted it on her Instagram. “Mark Rydell, the director or my first film, ‘The Rose,’ died this morning. He was an actor of note before he became a director, and I was so lucky to have met him when I did; he taught me so much on ‘The Rose’ and later on ‘For The Boys.’ Two Oscars nominations both because of him. He was the actor’s whisperer; just a few words was all it took to understand what was needed. Devoted to Meisner. So many happy memories.” Rydell worked with many big Hollywood names during his career, including Steve McQueen, John Wayne, and Isabella Rossellini. As an actor, he found fame on ‘As the World Turns,’ and appeared in Robert Altman’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ and Woody Allen’s ‘Hollywood Ending.’ A number of his films were nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, and ‘On Golden Pond’ earned him a Best Director nod. It also earned a Best Picture win and Best Actor and Best Actress wins for its stars, Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn.
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