Henry Jaglom, the maverick film-maker best known for a string of low-budget, fiercely independent dramas made over more than 50 years as well as his friendship with Orson Welles, has died aged 87. His daughter Sabrina Jaglom told Deadline: “My father passed at home on Monday with my brother Simon and I and [former wife] Victoria Foyt by his side.” In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter she added: “My dad was the most loving, fun, entertaining and unique father and the biggest cheerleader and champion anyone could be lucky enough to have.”
Born in London in 1938 to a Jewish family forced to leave Germany earlier in the decade, Jaglom relocated to the US with his family and grew up in New York. Originally embarking on a career as an actor, he studied at the Actors Studio and became a contract player for Columbia Pictures, winning small roles in films such as Psych Out, Drive, He Said and The Last Movie, and TV shows such as Gidget and The Flying Nun.
