Sidney Lumet, '12 Angry Men' and 'Network' director, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," ''Serpico," ''Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86.

AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

This Jan. 31, 2006 picture

shows director Sidney Lumet during an interview in his New York office

where he discussed the current state of TV news, the focus of his 1976

film, "Network." Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed

films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men,"

has died the family said Saturday, April 9, 2011. He was 86.

Lumet's death was confirmed Saturday...