Alan J. Pakula

Paula died yesterday in a freak car accident. He was 70 years old, and was working at the time on his next screenplay, "No Ordinary Time" about the Whitehouse during the time of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Pakula's directing credits include: "The Sterile Cuckoo," "Klute," "All the President's Men" and "Presumed Innocent." He also directed and wrote the screenplay for "Sophie's Choice" and produced the 1962 classic "To Kill a Mockingbird." (REBROADCAST from 8/17/90)

Pakula's new courtroom drama is based on the novel of the same name by Scott Turrow. His previous credits include All The President's Men, Sophie's Choice, and Klute.