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Sydney Pollack
Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards in a career spanning more than 40 years.
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Born 1 July 1934 · Died 26 May 2008 · Q51522
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2026· 2 entries
The New York Times: Sydney Pollack
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2025· 2 entries
AV Club: Sydney Pollack found a New Hollywood comfort zone for Robert Redford
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Yahoo: South Bend's Sydney Pollack directed seven movies starring Robert Redford. Where to watch?
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2008· 3 entries
Digital Spy: Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73
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IndieWire: Obit: Sydney Pollack Dies; One of Hollywood Greats
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Died 2008-05-26.
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2007· 2 entries
Made guest appearances on HBO's The Sopranos and Entourage
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When he withdrew from directing HBO's television film Recount, which aired on May 25, 2008
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1986· 3 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Picture for Out of Africa (1986).
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Awarded Berlinale Camera (1986).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for Out of Africa (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama for Out of Africa (1985).
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1984· 1 entry
Pollack helped found the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, becoming co-chairman
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1966· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966).
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And another for producing, which was given four months after his death in 2008
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1960· 1 entry
John Frankenheimer, a friend of Pollack's, asked him to work in Los Angeles as a dialogue coach for the child actors in Frankenheimer's first big movie, The Young Savages
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1934· 1 entry
Born 1934-07-01.
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