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Hollywood Director/Producer Dies at 73
27-May-2008
Written by: Danielle Terreri
Movie mogul Sydney Pollack dies at home Monday of cancer.
Sydney Pollack, highly acclaimed filmmaker, died on Monday at 73 of cancer in his Palisades home, according to nytimes.com.
Pollack began his career as an actor, but is more notably remembered for his role as a director. He won an Academy Award for best director, as well as the honor of best director from the New York Film Critics Film Circle, for Out of Africa, and an Emmy for The Game, in 1965. He was awarded the John Huston Award from the Directors Guild of America under the honor of a “defender of artists’ rights,” in 2000, as reported by hollywoodreporter.com.
Among the 100 best American love stories ranked by the American Film Institute in June 2002, Pollack is the only director credited with two films near the top of list: The Way We Were, at No. 6, and Out of Africa, which is ranked No. 13.
Pollack’s filmography includes The Firm, Sabrina, The Electric Horseman, Bobby Deerfield, Presumed Innocent, King Ralph, and Havana.
He produced movies in recent years such as The Fabulous Baker Boys, Innocent, White Palace, Ralph, Searching for Bobby Fischer, and Flesh and Bone. He also took up acting again, making appearances in The Player, Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives, and Eyes Wide Shut.
Pollack was a founding member of the Sundance Film Institute and also served as president of the board of directors of the American Cinematheque, according to hollywoodreporter.com.
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