Scott Turow, and another political thriller, The Pelican Brief, an adaptation of John Grisham's bestseller. His final film was the crime drama thriller film The Devil's Own, where he reunited with Harrison Ford. Personal life From October 19, 1963, until 1971, Pakula was married to actress Hope Lange. He was married to his second wife, Hannah Pakula (formerly Hannah Cohn Boorstin) from 1973 until his death in 1998. He had two stepchildren from his marriage with Hope Lange, Christopher and Patricia Murray and three stepchildren from his second marriage. They are Louis, Robert and Anna Boorstin. He also spoke very openly about his stepson's battle with depression before his death. Death On November 19, 1998, Pakula was driving on the Long Island Expressway in Melville, New York, when a driver in front of him struck a metal pipe, causing it to crash through Pakula's windshield, striking him in the head. His car swerved off the road and into a fence. He was taken to North Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Filmography References Further reading External links Alan J. Pakula papers. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1928 births 1998 deaths 20th-century American Jews 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters American Jews American male screenwriters American people of Polish-Jewish descent Burials at Green River Cemetery Film directors from New York City Film producers from New York (state) Jewish American screenwriters People from the Bronx Road incident deaths in New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) The Hill School alumni Yale University alumni