Sydney Pollack

AKA:
Sydney Irwin Pollack
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/01/1934
Birthplace:
Lafayette, Indiana
Death Date:
05/26/2008
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biography
One of the rare Hollywood talents who excelled at both acting and directing, Sydney Pollack fell haphazardly into a craft that eventually earned him three Oscar nominations and one Academy Award. Thanks to his early career as an acting coach, Pollack developed a reputation for being one of the best – if not the best – director for actors to work with. But his filmmaking style – or lack thereof – was without a signifying mark or defining element with which audiences could identify. In fact, it was quite easy to walk out of the theater having enjoyed the movie without ever knowing Pollack was Continued
Credits
Interviewee
2008
Thomas Sr.
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Producer
2007
Marty Bach
2007
Brian Sobinski
2007
Producer
2007
Executive Producer
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Director
2006
(TV Show)
2000-2006
George Truman
2006
George Truman
2002
George Truman
2001
Executive Producer
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Director
2005
Producer
2003
Producer
2003
Director
2003
Executive Producer
2002
Himself
2002
Executive Producer
2002
Delano
2002
Executive Producer
2002
Executive Producer
2001
Executive Producer
2001
Executive Producer
2000
Executive Producer
1999
Carl Broman
1999
Director
1999
Producer
1999
Victor Ziegler
1999
Producer
1998
Producer
1995
Director
1995
Producer
1995
Director
1995
Executive Producer
1995
Producer
1993
Director
1993
Executive Producer
1989
George Fields
1982
Producer
1982
Director
1982
Director
1975
Director
1972
Director
1968
Sgt Van Horn
Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Grew up in South Bend, Indiana
1954 
Beginning at age 19, assisted Sanford Meisner and taught acting at Neighborhood Playhouse for six years
1954 
Off-Broadway acting debut in "A Stone for Danny Fisher" starring Zero Mostel and Sylvia Miles
1955 
Broadway acting debut in Christopher Fry's "Dark Is Light Enough"
 
Served in US Army
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