Up documentary series and Oscar-nominated features including Coal Miner's Daughter and Gorillas in the Mist, has died at 79. His agency confirmed his death to EW, but no additional information was available. Apted first rose to prominence for his work on the groundbreaking Up films, which followed the lives of 14 Brits from different class backgrounds over the course of 56 years, in seven-year increments. Apted was a researcher on the first installment, 1964's Seven Up, and helmed the rest, concluding with 63 Up in 2019. Coal Miner's Daughter, Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist, and Jodie Foster in Nell. Spacek won the award, for her portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynn.