In Passing...: Sydney Pollack (1934-2008)
Sydney Pollack passed away from cancer yesterday at the age of 73 in Pacific Palisades, California. Pollack is best known as being a Director and Producer, most notably for the films "Michael Clayton," "Tootsie," "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?," "Jeremiah Johnson," and "Out of Africa," for which he won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. He has garnered 18 additional awards for his films, as well as 26 nominations.
Pollack directed 21 films, produced 47, and acted in 23 as well as having had additional experience in the world of television. For more information, check out his IMDB page at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001628/
Best wishes to the Pollack family.
-Chas
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Chas Andrews is a freelance/ Internet film writer that hails from Louisville, KY. He writes screenplays/ scripts, short stories, film reviews, and is in the process of working on a novel. View profile
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Post a CommentThanks for this, sad!