Ryan O'Neal, Oscar-nominated heartthrob actor popular in the 1970s, dead at 82

Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in Love Story and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in Paper Moon, died Friday, his son said.

Ryan O'Neal, Oscar-nominated heartthrob actor popular in the 1970s, dead at 82
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Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in Love Story and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in Paper Moon, died Friday, his son said.