Stuart Rosenberg Dies

Stuart Rosenberg, a prolific director of episodic television who is best known for directing the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke," has died. He was 79.

Rosenberg died Thursday of a heart attack at his Beverly Hills home, his son Benjamin said Saturday.

Rosenberg began directing television episodes in the 1950s for such dramatic series as "The Defenders," "The Untouchables," "Naked City," "The Twilight Zone" and "Bus Stop." He racked up more than 300 TV directing credits and won an Emmy Award in 1963 for an episode of "The Defenders." But after completing his first feature film — "Cool Hand Luke" — he never went back to the small screen.

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Stuart Rosenberg was born Aug. 11, 1927, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and studied Irish literature at New York University. While attending graduate school and teaching at NYU in the early 1950s, he got a job in television as an apprentice film editor, then rose to film editor before directing.

He also met his wife, the former Margot Pohoryles, at NYU. They married in 1950 and had one son, Benjamin. In addition to his wife and son, Rosenberg is survived by four grandchildren.

Rest In Peace, Stuart.