https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ory-paper-moon
A Great Top Actor
will be missed,
[Ryan O’Neal, a leading star in the Hollywood
in the 1970s known for iconic films such
as Love Story and Paper Moon, has died, according
to a series of emotional posts from his son.
He was 82.
On Friday, Patrick O’Neal shared on Instagram
that his father had died “with his loving team
by his side supporting him and loving him
as he would us”. He went on to
“share some feelings to give you an idea
of how great a man he is”.
Patrick described his father as “my hero.
“I looked up to him and he was always
bigger than life.
When I was born in 1967 my dad
was already a TV star on Peyton Place.
That’s where he met my mom Leigh Taylor-Young,
and about 9 months later
(give or take a date night or two)
I was born,” he wrote.]
In 1974
he divorced her.
Ryan O' Neal & Leigh Taylor Young.