Oscar-Winning Director Milos Forman Dies at 86

Oscar-Winning Director Milos Forman Dies at 86
Czech director Milos Forman talks after being presented with the 'Giraldillo' award for his life-long career achievements at Sevilla Festival Film in Seville, Spain November 6, 2004. Reuters/Marcelo Del Pozo/File photo
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PRAGUE—Milos Forman, the Czech-born movie director who found fame in Hollywood with the Oscar-winning classics “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus,” has died at the age of 86, Czech news agency CTK reported on Saturday, April 14.

Forman died on Friday in the United States after a short illness, his wife, Martina, told CTK.