FILM DIRECTOR

Sydney Pollack

1934 - 2008

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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. Over his forty year career he received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards. Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa (1985). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sydney Pollack is the 68th most popular film director (up from 76th in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from United States (down from 522nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Film Director.

Sydney Pollack is most famous for his work as a director and producer. His films include "Tootsie" (1982), "Out of Africa" (1985), "The Firm" (1993), "Sabrina" (1995), "The Interpreter" (2005), and "The Reader" (2008).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sydney Pollack ranks 68 out of 2,041. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Lars von Trier, Sergei Parajanov, and Frank Capra. After him are William Wyler, Claude Chabrol, Chuck Jones, Luc Besson, David Cronenberg, and Elia Kazan.

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Among people born in 1934, Sydney Pollack ranks 27. Before him are Daniel Kahneman, Shirley MacLaine, Tarcisio Bertone, William F. Sharpe, Manuel Noriega, and Stjepan Mesić. After him are Vavá, Roman Herzog, Tom Baker, Paul Ekman, Pierre Richard, and Ulrike Meinhof. Among people deceased in 2008, Sydney Pollack ranks 20. Before him are Albert Hofmann, Irena Sendler, Richard Widmark, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, and Vishwanath Pratap Singh. After him are Jørn Utzon, Richard Wright, Henry Molaison, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michael DeBakey, and Harold Pinter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sydney Pollack ranks 630 out of 20,380. Before him are George Foreman (1949), Don King (1931), Steven Tyler (1948), Paul Walker (1973), Ed Gein (1906), and Linda B. Buck (1947). After him are Larry Ellison (1944), William Clark (1770), Robert A. Dahl (1915), Peter Fonda (1940), Glen Campbell (1936), and Douglas Engelbart (1925).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sydney Pollack ranks 18. Before him are John Ford (1894), Tim Burton (1958), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Oliver Stone (1946), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), and Brian De Palma (1940). After him are Chuck Jones (1912), John Waters (1946), Howard Hawks (1896), James Ivory (1928), Terry Gilliam (1940), and John Carpenter (1948).

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