John Guilbert Avildsen^[1]

1935 - 2017  (81 years)

• Name	John Guilbert Avildsen  [2, 3, 4]
  Birth	21 Dec 1935	Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Jul 1940	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Cause of Death	Pancreatic cancer  [6]
  Education	Hotchkiss School, New York University, City College of New York Film Institute  [2, 3, 7]
  Occupation	Cinematography, director, producer  [2, 3, 7]
  Research Notes	Obituary in Variety lists an addition son, Ashley.  [7]
  Death	16 Jun 2017	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I12839	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Clarence John Avildsen           b. 21 Sep 1898, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 4 Jul 1964, New York, New York County, New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ivy Guilbert           b. 30 Sep 1899, Liverpool, Lancashire, England           d. 21 Jul 1970, Sarasota County, Florida, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F5820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	M-O Maturevich
  Children	1. A.G. Avildsen   2. J. Avildsen
  Family ID	F8724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family 2	M.T.B. Swope
  Children	1. B.E.M. Avildsen
  Family ID	F8730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Dec 1935 - Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - Jul 1940 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 16 Jun 2017 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Director of Rocky, Neighbors, The Karate Kid, Lean on Me, and 8 Seconds, among other films. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4791] Obituary of Clarence J. Avildsen. [S4858] Marriage Announcement of John Guilbert Avildsen and Marie-Olga Maturevich. [S4859] John G. Avildsen, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. [S6117] Petition for Naturalization for Ivy Avildsen. [S4860] John G. Avildsen, in IMDb: the Internet Movie Database. [S5165] Obituary of John Avildsen. [S5164] Carmel Dagan, John G. Avildsen, Director of ‘Rocky,’ ‘Karate Kid’ Films, Dies at 81.