Oscar-winning director John G. Avildsen, whose "Rocky" sent a shot of adrenaline through movie theaters and turned Sylvester Stallone into one of cinema's most unforgettable boxers, has died at 81. Avildsen's eldest son, Anthony, said the filmmaker died of pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical...
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:55PM on June 16, 2017