What is John G. Avildsen?
{{Infobox person | image = | name = John G. Avildsen | birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|12|21}} | birth_place = [[Oak Park, Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|6|16|1935|12|21}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Pancreatic cancer]] | other_names = | occupation = Film director | years_active = 1969–2017 | signature = John Avildsen signature.svg }} '''John Guilbert Avildsen''' (December 21, 1935 &ndash; June 16, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[movie director]]. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] in 1977 for ''[[Rocky]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/John-G-Avildsen.html |title=John G. Avildsen Biography (1935-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=1935-12-21 |accessdate=2012-10-18}}</ref> Other movie he directed include ''[[Joe (1970 movie)|Joe]]'', ''[[Save the Tiger]]'', ''[[Fore Play]]'', ''[[The Formula (1980 movie)|The Formula]]'', ''[[Neighbors (1981 movie)|Neighbors]]'', ''[[For Keeps (movie)|For Keeps]]'', ''[[Lean on Me (movie)|Lean on Me]]'', ''[[The Power of One (movie)|The Power of One]]'', ''[[8 Seconds]]'', ''[[Inferno (1999 movie)|Inferno]]'', ''[[Rocky V]]'' and the first three ''[[The Karate Kid (1984 movie)|Karate Kid]]'' movies. Avildsen died on June 16, 2017 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] of [[pancreatic cancer]], aged 81.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fleishman|first1=Jeffrey|title='Rocky' director John G. Avildsen dies at 81|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-me-john-avildsen-obituary-20170616-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=June 16, 2017|date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0000814|John G. Avildsen}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Avildsen, John G.}} [[Category:Academy Award winning directors]] [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:American cinematographers]] [[Category:Amer