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Sydney Pollack

1 July 1934 - 26 May 2008

Director/Producer/Actor

A diligent producer and authoritative character actor, Pollack was best known for his versatile career as a director. His greatest success came with such films as The Way We Were (1973) and Out Of Africa (1985). BAFTA nominations came for Tootsie (1982), Sliding Doors (1999) and Cold Mountain (2003).

- Read Sydney Pollack's Telegraph Obituary
- Read Sydney Pollack's Guardian Obituary
- Read Sydney Pollack's BBC News Obituary
- Read Sydney Pollack's Times Obituary
- Read Sydney Pollack's Independent Obituary

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