‘O
Golde
Po d’
di ecto
Ma k
Rydell
passes
away
at
97;
Bette
Midle
pays
t ibute.
Ma k
Rydell,
the
Osca – omi ated
filmmake
k ow
fo
‘O
Golde
Po d’,
‘The
Rose’
a d
‘Fo
the
Boys’,
has
passed
away
at
the
age
of
97.
His
death
was
a ou ced
by
Bette
Midle
o
I stag am.Ma k
Rydell
passed
away
o
F iday,
August
14,
2026.
His
daughte
Amy
Rydell
also
co fi med,
as
epo ted
by
The
Hollywood
Repo te ,
that
he
died
of
atu al
causes
at
a
eti eme t
commu ity
i
Woodla d
Hills,
Los
A geles.Amy’s
I stag am
ote
ead,
“Ha d
to
put
i to
wo ds
how
much
I
loved
my
Dad.
He
was
t uly
o e
of
a
ki d.
Fu iest
a d
most
tale ted
pe so
I’ve
eve
k ow .
I
am
so
g ateful
to
be
his
daughte .
RIP
love
you
fatso
potato
chip
#97
#missmydad.”
Bette
Midle
emembe s
Ma k
Rydell
Bette
Midle
sha ed
a
pe so al
t ibute
afte
lea i g
of
Rydell’s
death.
Thei
p ofessio al
associatio
bega
with
‘The
Rose’,
which
was
Bette
Midle ‘s
fi st
majo
film
ole.
The
two
late
wo ked
togethe
o
‘Fo
the
Boys’.
“Ma k
Rydell,
the
di ecto
o
my
fi st
film,
The
Rose,
died
this
mo i g.
He
was
a
acto
of
ote
befo e
he
became
a
di ecto ,
a d
I
was
so
lucky
to
have
met
him
whe
I
did;
he
taught
me
so
much
o
The
Rose
a d
late
o
Fo
The
Boys.
Two
Osca s
omi atio s
both
because
of
him.
He
was
the
acto ‘s
whispe e ;
just
a
few
wo ds
was
all
it
took
to
u de sta d
what
was
eeded,”
w ote
Bette
Midle .
The
post
was
filled
with
comme ts
f om
fa s
who
emembe ed
Rydell’s
wo k.
O e
comme te
w ote,
“He
also
di ected
O
Golde
Po d,
a
film
ve y
dea
to
my
hea t.
My
co dole ces
to
you.
The
ma
was
a
visio a y.”A othe
pe so
sha ed
thei
affectio
fo
‘The
Rose’,
w iti g,
“The
Rose
is
o e
of
my
all
time
favo ite
movies”.A
fu the
t ibute
co ected
the
film
to
a
pe so al
memo y,
“My
deepest
co dole ces.
It
was
my
late
husba ds
a d
mi e
fi st
date
a d
ou
daughte ’s
middle
ame
is
Rose
afte
it.
It
will
always
hold
a
special
place
i
my
hea t
a d
you
we e
phe ome al
i
it.
I
was
blessed
to
meet
the
w ite
of
the
so g
Ama da
McB oom
ece tly.”
Ma k
Rydell’s
jou ey
f om
acto
to
di ecto
Bo
Mo time
H.
Rydell
o
Ma ch
23,
1929,
Ma k
Rydell
bega
his
ca ee
as
a
acto .
He
late
moved
behi d
the
came a
a d
sta ted
di ecti g
fo
televisio
befo e
e te i g
featu e
filmmaki g.His
fi st
featu e
as
a
di ecto
was
‘The
Fox’
i
1967,
a
adaptatio
of
D.H.
Law e ce’s
ovel.
He
followed
it
with
films
i cludi g
‘The
Reive s’,
‘Ci de ella
Libe ty’,
‘The
Rose’
a d
‘The
Rive ‘.Ma k
Rydell
became
k ow
fo
wo ki g
closely
with
pe fo me s.
His
filmog aphy
i cluded
collabo atio s
with
He y
Fo da,
Katha i e
Hepbu ,
Ja e
Fo da,
Bette
Midle ,
Ma sha
Maso
a d
Sissy
Spacek.
Seve al
acto s
eceived
Osca
omi atio s
o
wi s
fo
pe fo ma ces
i
his
films.
‘O
Golde
Po d’
b i gs
Osca
ecog itio
Ma k
Rydell
eached
the
peak
of
his
film
ca ee
with
‘O
Golde
Po d’
i
1981.
The
movie
was
adapted
f om
E est
Thompso ‘s
stage
play
a d
explo ed
family
elatio ships
th ough
the
sto y
of
a
agei g
couple.The
film
eceived
10
Academy
Awa d
omi atio s
a d
wo
th ee.
He y
Fo da
wo
Best
Acto ,
while
Katha i e
Hepbu
eceived
Best
Act ess.
E est
Thompso
wo
fo
his
adapted
sc ee play.
Rydell
was
omi ated
fo
Best
Di ecto ,
while
Ja e
Fo da
eceived
a
Best
Suppo ti g
Act ess
omi atio .’O
Golde
Po d’
was
also
otable
fo
b i gi g
He y
Fo da
a d
Ja e
Fo da
togethe
o
sc ee .
It
became
He y
Fo da’s
fi al
sta i g
film.
Katha i e
Hepbu ‘s
victo y
ma ked
he
fou th
Academy
Awa d
fo
acti g.
A
ca ee
built
a ou d
pe fo ma ces
Ma k
Rydell’s
filmog aphy
i cluded
seve al
p oductio s
that
eceived
majo
awa ds
ecog itio .
‘The
Reive s’
ea ed
Rupe t
C osse
a
suppo ti g
acto
omi atio .
‘The
Rose’
b ought
Academy
Awa d
omi atio s
to
Bette
Midle
a d
F ede ic
Fo est.
‘Ci de ella
Libe ty’
ea ed
Ma sha
Maso
a
acti g
omi atio ,
while
‘The
Rive ‘
b ought
ecog itio
to
Sissy
Spacek.Rydell
late
co ti ued
wo ki g
i
televisio
a d
film.
His
televisio
c edits
i cluded
‘C ime
of
the
Ce tu y’
a d
‘James
Dea ‘,
while
his
late
film
wo k
i cluded
‘I te sectio ‘
a d
‘Eve
Mo ey’.
He
also
se ved
as
a
executive
p oduce
o
‘A
U fi ished
Life’.Mea while,
Ma k
Rydell’s
last
di ected
wo k
was
the
2006
film
‘Eve
Mo ey’.