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John Avildsen, Oscar-winning director of ‘Rocky,’ ‘Karate Kid,’ dies aged 81

JohnAvildsen-OscarJohn G. Avildsen, the Oscar-winning director of Rocky and The Karate Kid, has died at the age of 81. Avildsen had been suffering pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his son, Anthony said. Avildsen won the Academy Award for best director for “Rocky” while the film was named best picture and other successes included the […]

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