Well, yes. I did just blog about Paul Davis passing not long ago, but now my all-time favorite director and one of my favorite actors has died and I am bummed. Not as bummed as I was when Gene Kelly died, or as bummed as I will be when Dick Van Dyke dies, but still...
Sydney Pollack has died at the age of 73, less than 4 months from his 50th wedding anniversary. As an actor, he appeared in many of the films which he directed. Here is a list of just some of his credits:
The Way We Were (1973) director
Three Days of the Condor (1975) director (One of the greatest spy thrillers, ever!)
The Electric Horseman (1979) director/actor
Absence of Malice (1981) director/producer
Tootsie (1982) director/producer/actor
Three Days of the Condor (1975) director (One of the greatest spy thrillers, ever!)
The Electric Horseman (1979) director/actor
Absence of Malice (1981) director/producer
Tootsie (1982) director/producer/actor
Out of Africa (1985) director/producer
Havana (1990) director/co-producer
The Firm (1993) director/producer
Sabrina (1995) director/producer
Random Hearts (1999) director
Havana (1990) director/co-producer
The Firm (1993) director/producer
Sabrina (1995) director/producer
Random Hearts (1999) director
Notice all the Robert Redford movies? Redford was one of his best friends.
Many people may remember him as Will's dad in the NBC hit show, "Will and Grace." He can be seen currently in the McDreamy movie, "Made of Honor."
Also, he directed 12 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jane Fonda, Gig Young, Susannah York, Barbra Streisand, Paul Newman, Melinda Dillon, Jessica Lange, Dustin Hoffman, Teri Garr , Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Holly Hunter.
What a loss for Hollywood, fans like me, and of course, his family and friends.
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