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John G. Avildsen was an American filmmaker whose career began in 1968. He was recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection. His notable works include *Joe*, *Neighbors*, and *The karate kid*.
Born on December 21, 1935, Avildsen died on June 16, 2017. He also worked under the pseudonym "Danny Mulroon."
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2017
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Joe
- Neighbors
- The karate kid
- The karate kid
- The karate kid
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 543
- Total plays
- 1,187
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,297x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,514x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,878x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,530x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,118x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Guilbert Avildsen , ( 1935-12-21 ) December 21, 1935, Oak Park, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16) (aged 81), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Other name
- Johnny Avildsen
- Occupation
- Film director
- Years active
- 1969–1999
- Spouses
- Marie Olga Maturevich (Melissa McCall) Tracy Brooks Swope ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2006 )
- Children
- 4, including Ash
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oak Park
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Rocky
- Image
- John G. Avildsen (1986).png
- Work location
- United States
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1935-12-21
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
- date of death
- 2017-06-16
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- name in native language
- John Guilbert Avildsen
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- pseudonym
- Danny Mulroon
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- John Guilbert Avildsen
- related category
- Category:Films directed by John G. Avildsen
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Rocky (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also known for directing the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise (1984–1989). Other films he directed include Joe (1970), Save the Tiger (1973), The Formula (1980), Neighbors (1981), Lean on Me (1989), Rocky V (1990), 8 Seconds (1994), and Inferno (1999).
Early life
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