Directing & Producing Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of ‘On Golden Pond,’ dies at 97By August 15, 2026 LOS ANGELES –Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of the sentimental blockbuster “On Golden Pond” who worked with such Hollywood heavyweights as Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Steve McQueen and John Wayne, has died. He was 97.
