Overview

• Kaplan died at age 77 from advanced liver cancer at his Los Angeles home on August 1.
• After studying under Martin Scorsese at NYU, he made his directorial debut with Roger Corman’s 1967 film “Night Call Nurses.”
• His 1988 drama “The Accused” won Jodi Foster her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
• Transitioning to television, he directed over 50 episodes of “ER” and produced the series, earning five Emmy nominations.
• He is survived by his daughter Molly Kaplan, his sister Nora and two nieces.