The festival announced Luddys death this morning.
The news comes two months afterthe death of another Telluride co-founder, Bill Pence.
I would sometimes find myself feeling sad for those who didnt get to know Tom Luddy properly.
Tom LuddyVictor Boyko/Getty Images for SPIMF
He had a Sphinxlike quality that took a little time to get around, for some.
He made life richer.
Luddy was highly influential in film circles for advancing the careers of numerous American and international directors.
Tom Luddy at the 2014 Telluride Film Festival (Getty Images)
The best legacy would be for his successors to fundamentally maintain that equilibrium.
In 1964, he worked as the assistant to Ed Landberg at the Berkeley Cinema Guild, Repertory Cinema.
He also played Ted Hendley in the 1978 creepshowInvasion of the Body Snatchers,his lone acting credit.
Details of a funeral service are pending.
