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RIP. He played a lawyer about as well as anyone in Hollywood.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/...bit/index.html
RIP to a great actor and an even greater director!
(CNN) -- Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, who achieved critical acclaim with the period drama "Out of Africa" and the romantic comedy "Tootsie," died of cancer Monday, his agent told CNN.
Pollack, 73, died at his home in Los Angeles. He was surrounded by his wife of nearly 50 years, Claire Griswold, their two daughters, Rebecca and Rachel, and his brother, Bernie, agent Leslee Dart said. Their only son Steven died in a plane crash in 1993.
Pollack, who often appeared on the screen himself, worked with and gained the respect of Hollywood's best actors in a long career that reached prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, according to the Associated Press.
"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," actor George Clooney said in a statement issued by his publicist, the Associated Press reported.
Last fall, Pollack played Marty Bach opposite Clooney in "Michael Clayton," a drama that examines the life of a fixer for lawyers. The film, which Pollack co-produced, received seven Oscar nominations, including best picture and a best actor nod for Clooney, according to the Associated Press.
Pollack was no stranger to the Academy Awards. In 1986, "Out of Africa," a romantic epic of a woman's passion set against the landscape of colonial Kenya, captured seven Oscars, including best director, The Associated Press reported.Watch a glimpse of Pollack's film contributions »
In addition to directing "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," "The Way We Were," and a host of other Oscar-nominated films, he appeared in Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut," Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives," and his own "The Electric Horseman."
He also produced nearly 50 films, including 1981's "Absence of Malice," which starred Paul Newman and Sally Field, and 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley," which starred Matt Damon.
Though he had been working until recently -- his show "Recount" premiered Sunday night on HBO -- he had been in a lot of pain and did not watch it, Dart said.
Doctors never were able to determine the primary source of the cancer, she said.
Services will be private, she said.
RIP. He played a lawyer about as well as anyone in Hollywood.
Damn, this sucks.
Great actor, great director.
Lost another good one.
He was great in Michael Clayton. RIP He will be missed.
I could not believe it when I read about it. He is/was one of the greats. RIP.
I didn't even know he was sick.
Cancer...and he will be missed.
I have never seen him in any movie or a movie has directed. RIP
That's 'cause he's never been in a Stallone movie
I just watched Recount last night. It was excellent.
Props to everyone that knew he was sick and kept it quiet. I know it may be hard for a celebrity to keep medical conditions private with all the backstabbing and $$ for info out there.
Tough loss. You know this is a big blow to all of hollywood.
Tootsie
I had heard of him as a famous director but hadn't seen any of his movies AFAIK; I first encountered SP in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives. The film was exceptional and Pollack more than held his own as an actor with Judy Davis, Mia Farrow, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis, and of course Woody.
I'm going to have to check out more of his stuff. RIP.
A lot of good flicks to his credit.
Unfortunately, Out of Africa wasn't one of them.
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RIP...indeed
I actually liked his version of Sabrina.
I believe he played in Eyes Wide Shut
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