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Sydney Pollack

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Birth Name: Sydney Irwin Pollack

Born: 1 July 1934 Died: 26 May 2008

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 0"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Claire Griswold


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Description: Sydney Pollack was an Academy Award-winning director, producer, actor, writer and public figure, who directed and produced over 40 films. Sydney Irwin Pollack was born July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA, to Rebecca (Miller), a homemaker, and David Pollack, a professional boxer turned pharmacist. All of his grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. His parents divorced when he was young. His mother, an alcoholic, died at age 37, when Sydney was 16. He spent his formative years in Indiana, graduating from his HS in 1952, then moved to New York City. From 1952-1954 young Pollack studied acting with Sanford Meisner at ... (more)
Tags: Actor (17), Director (7), Oscar Winner (6), American (5), Male (4), Jewish (3), Born 1934 (3), Producer (3), Died 2008 (3), Deceased (2), US Army (2), Cancer (2), Out Of Africa (1), Consultant (1), The Interpreter (1), The Firm (1), Random Hearts (1), Sabrina (1), Tootsie (1), Meryl Streep (1)
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1. The Sopranos (1999)
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8.5
1831 Watched
2. Will & Grace (1998)
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6.6
1813 Watched
3. Frasier (1993)
Rating:
6.8
1477 Watched
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6.4
1455 Watched
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8.2
858 Watched




Movies

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1. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
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6.4
1725 Watched
3. Tootsie (1982)
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6.9
1104 Watched
4. The Interpreter (2005)
Rating:
6.1
916 Watched
5. Michael Clayton (2007)
Rating:
6.8
846 Watched




Movies directed by

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1. Tootsie (1982)
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6.9
1104 Watched
2. The Firm (1993)
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6.5
963 Watched
3. The Interpreter (2005)
Rating:
6.1
916 Watched
4. Out of Africa (1985)
Rating:
6.9
587 Watched
5. Sabrina (1995)
Rating:
5.9
524 Watched




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42 Watched
2. The Fugitive (1963)
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4. Wagon Train (1957)
Rating:
8.1
18 Watched
5. Dr. Kildare (2002)
Rating:
8.4
11 Watched




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" Victor Ziegler - Eyes Wide Shut "Listen, Bill. Nobody killed anybody. Someone died. It happens all the time. Life goes on. It always does, until it doesn't. But you know that, don't you?" "


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"1985-Out of Africa"


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"Lenny Abrahamson (Room)"


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"Robert Redford - This Property is Condemned (1966) - Jeremiah Johnson (1972) - The Way We Were (1973) - Three Days of the Condor (1975) - The Electric Horseman (1979) - Out of Africa (1985) - Havana (1990) "


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