London
(ANI):
Irvin
Kershner,
who
directed
the
Star
Wars
sequel
The
Empire
Strikes
Back
and
James
Bond
film
Never
Say
Never
Again,
died
at
his
home
in
Los
Angeles.
He
was
87.
His
goddaughter
Adriana
Santini
said
Kershner
died
after
a
long
illness,
reports
the
BBC.
Born
in
Philadelphia
in
1923,
the
director
trained
as
a
musician
before
making
documentaries
and
features.
Kershner
directed
a
number
of
noted
features,
including
A
Fine
Madness
with
Sean
Connery,
Up
the
Sandbox
with
Barbra
Streisand,
The
Return
of
a
Man
Called
Horse
(1976)
with
Richard
Harris,
and
The
Eyes
of
Laura
Mars
with
Faye
Dunaway.
His
other
credits
included
'Never
Say
Never
Again"
(1983)
with
Connery
and
'Robocop
2".
Yet
he
remains
best
known
for
'The
Empire
Strikes
Back",
considered
by
many
to
be
the
best
film
in
the
'Star
Wars" series.