Updated On: 30 April, 2018 12:18 PM IST | Vancouver | IANS
Michael Anderson, who also demonstrated a command of war films by directing The Dam Busters, The Yangtse Incident and Operation Crossbow, died on Wednesday in Vancouver
British director Michael Anderson, who received an Oscar nomination for Around the World in 80 Days and later helmed the cult sci-fi classic Logans Run, has died. He was 98. Anderson, who also demonstrated a command of war films by directing The Dam Busters (1955), The Yangtse Incident (1957) and Operation Crossbow (1965), died on Wednesday in Vancouver, a spokeswoman for his family said, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
His stepdaughter, Laurie Holden, has appeared as recurring characters on TV series such as The X-Files, The Shield, The Walking Dead and The Americans. Anderson is also survived by his third wife, actress Adrianne Ellis.