Directing

Σίντνεϊ Πόλακ

Ο/Η Σίντνεϊ Πόλακ είναι γνωστός/ή κυρίως για: Οι Σοπράνος, Στα Σύνορα της Φαντασίας, Frasier και King of the Hill. Ο/Η Σίντνεϊ Πόλακ γεννήθηκε στις 1 Ιουλίου 1934. Ο/Η Σίντνεϊ Πόλακ πέθανε στις 26 Μαΐου 2008 σε ηλικία 73 ετών.

Γέννηση: 1 Ιουλίου 1934
Τόπος γέννησης: Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Θάνατος: 26 Μαΐου 2008 (73 ετών)

Βιογραφία

Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. During his forty-year career, 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.

Pollack won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa (1985). He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Pollack's other notable films include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), The Yakuza (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), The Firm (1993), and Sabrina (1995).

Pollack produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007), and he produced numerous films including The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Iris (2001), Cold Mountain (2003) and The Reader (2008). Pollack acted in Robert Altman's The Player (1992), Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

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