Robert Mulligan, Director Of "To Kill A Mockingbird," Dies

Robert Mulligan, Director Of "To Kill A Mockingbird," Dies: "Robert Mulligan, the Academy Award-nominated director of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' who later helped launch the career of Reese Witherspoon, has died at 83.

Mulligan died early Saturday at his home in Lyme, Conn., after a battle with heart disease, his wife, Sandy, said Monday.

Mulligan was nominated for an Oscar for 'Mockingbird,' the adaptation of Harper Lee's best-selling novel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning look at a child's world shaken by the racism of a Southern town."