ribute ▁to ▁James ▁C ag ney ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁Direct ors ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁F oster ▁directed ▁the ▁live ▁synd ic ated ▁special , ▁The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁Al ▁Cap one ' s ▁V ault s , ▁which ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Ger al do ▁River a . ▁The ▁special , ▁which ▁advert ised ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁secre ts ▁of ▁Al ▁Cap one ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁v ault ▁beneath ▁the ▁Lex ington ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁turned ▁up ▁very ▁little . ▁ ▁F oster ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁direct ing ▁television ▁sit com s , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁He ▁directed ▁ 4 3 ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁sit com , ▁B enson , ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁F oster ▁also ▁directed ▁ 3 6 ▁separate ▁episodes ▁of ▁N BC ' s ▁A men , ▁which ▁star red ▁Sh erman ▁H ems ley ▁and ▁Cl if ton ▁Davis , ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁F oster ▁largely ▁retired ▁after ▁direct ing ▁ 2 3 ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁ABC ▁television ▁series , ▁Full ▁House , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁F oster ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁on ▁February ▁