Sydney Pollack

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Personal Info

Known for

Directing

From

Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Born

7/1/1934

Age

90

Credit(s)

68

Biography

Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. For his film Out of Africa (1985), Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture. He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Some of his other best-known works in ...Show More