Mark Rydell obituary

Actor and director whose movies notched up more than 20 Oscar nominations between them Stars flocked to work with the director Mark Rydell, who has died aged 97, and no wonder: he had trained as a performer alongside James Dean and Steve McQueen, later becoming west coast artistic co-director of the prestigious Actors Studio, while his movies notched up more than 20 Academy Award nominations between them. Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn won best actor and actress Oscars respectively for his...

By Ryan Gilbey