Sydney Irwin Pollack
Sign | Cancer |
Born | Jul 1, 1934 Lafayette, IN |
Died | May 26, 2008 Pacific Palisades, CA |
Age | Died at 73 |
Final Resting PlaceCremated |
Sydney Pollack | |
Job | Actor, producer, director |
Years active | 1950-2008 |
Top Roles | Sgt. Owen Van Horn, E.R. Doctor, Narrator, Al Eustis, Studio Executive |
Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Film Adaptation, Comedy, Western, War |
Top Topics | Romance (Drama), Period Piece, Book-Based |
Top Collaborators | Robert Redford, Burt Lancaster, Herb Edelman, Bruce Dern |
Shares birthday with | Olivia de Havilland, William Wyler, Farley Granger see more.. |
Sydney Pollack Overview:
Director, Sydney Pollack, was born Sydney Irwin Pollack on Jul 1, 1934 in Lafayette, IN. Pollack died at the age of 73 on May 26, 2008 in Pacific Palisades, CA and was cremated and his ashes scattered on runway at Van Nuys Airport, CA.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Sydney Pollack was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Director for Out of Africa in 1985.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1969 | Best Director | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) | N/A | Nominated |
1982 | Best Picture | Tootsie (1982) | N/A | Nominated |
1982 | Best Director | Tootsie (1982) | N/A | Nominated |
1985 | Best Director | Out of Africa (1985) | N/A | Won |
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Tootsie (1982, )
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Dupla Din?mica: e Robert Redford
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Dupla Din?mica: e Robert Redford
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Three Days of the Condor (1975, )
on Jul 26, 2009 From The Stop ButtonThe espionage genre has gotten so stupid over the last couple decades, it’s hard to even imagine how a mediocre entry could be good. Now, it’s watching the least worst. Three Days of the Condor is such a peculiar film, even though it’s wholly commercial–I mean, Dino De Lauren... Read full article
Dupla Din?mica: e Robert Redford
By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica RetroDupla Din?mica: e Robert Redford Algumas parcerias entre ator e diretor s?o mais famosas que os pr?prios filmes que delas surgiram. ? quase imposs?vel n?o cit?-los juntos: Lillian Gish e D. W. Griffith, Leonardo Di Caprio e Martin Scorsese, Toshiro Mifune e Akira Kurosawa. Outr... Read full article
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