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SIDNEY POLLACK, 1934 - 2008
Filmmaker Magazine —
... Sidney Pollack, director of such films at Tootsie , Out of Africa , S ketches of Frank Gehry , and Three Days of the Condor died today of cancer. He was 73. In addition to directing, Pollack was an active producer (credits include Michael Clayton , The Talented Mr. Ripley , and Cold Mountain ) as well as an actor, appearing in such films as Eyes Wide Shut , Husbands and Wives , and, recently Clooney's Michael Clayton . Within the world of big-budget Hollywood moviemaking, Pollack brought intelligence, political awareness, and solid craftsmanship to projects in a ...
You Were A Tomato
goldenfiddle —
The LA Times has the obituary.
Sidney Pollack Dies At 73
Videogum —
From the LA Times obituary: George Clooney, who starred with Pollack in "Michael Clayton," said: "Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act. He'll be missed terribly." And while that sentiment reeks a little too strongly of what you might say about a tax adjuster you met one time almost two decades ago (can you believe how time flies) at a regional managers conference in a Holiday Inn ballroom, a tip of the hat to a class act, indeed. ...
Sydney Pollack Dies At 73
Videogum —
From the LA Times obituary: George Clooney, who starred with Pollack in "Michael Clayton," said: "Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act. He'll be missed terribly." And while that sentiment reeks a little too strongly of what you might say about a tax adjuster you met one time almost two decades ago (can you believe how time flies) at a regional managers conference in a Holiday Inn ballroom, a tip of the hat to a class act, indeed. ...
