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Obit: Sydney Pollack Dies; One of Hollywood Greats
Obit: Sydney Pollack Dies; One of Hollywood Greats
Director Sydney Pollack died in Los Angeles Monday after a long bout with cancer . He was 73. Pollack's cancer was inoperable because it riddled his entire body and the original site was never found. Trained as an actor, Pollack enjoyed an unusually long and prolific career as a producer and director distinguished by his uncanny knack for delivering high quality, commercial films in ...
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Craig's MovieBlog — ... The loss of Sydney Pollack is incredibly sad.  The world has chimed in with their loving thoughts: Roger Ebert, Ray Pride, David Poland, Jeff Wells, Anne Thompson, the LA Times, the New York Times, and so on.  The world is worse off without him.  Even if I just thought of his recent roles in The Sopranos, Entourage, and Michael Clayton, I'd feel that the entertainment world would have lost someone special.  Fortunately for us, Sydney Pollack gave us ...

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