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- Director Mark Rydell died of natural causes at 97 on August 14, 2026, in Woodland Hills, California.
- His daughter Amy Rydell announced the death to The Hollywood Reporter on the same day.
- Rydell directed The Cowboys (1972), The Rose (1979) and On Golden Pond (1981), receiving an Oscar nomination for the latter in 1982.
- He is survived by ex-wives Joanne Linville and Esther Rydell and children Amy, Christopher and Alexander.
