Sydney Pollack, Director and Actor, Dies at 73
May 27th, 2008 · Film director and actor Sydney Pollack died Monday. He was 73. Pollack is known for his many films including Out of Africa, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Actor, Filmmaker Sydney Pollack Dies at 73
May 27th, 2008 · Sydney Pollack died Monday of cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was best known for directing The Way We Were, Out of Africa, Tootsie and Three Days of the Condor, among many other movies. But he began his career as an actor.
Film Director Sydney Pollack Dies of Cancer
May 26th, 2008 · Filmmaker Sydney Pollack has died of cancer. A family representative said Pollack passed away at his home in Los Angeles; he was 73. Having started out as an actor, Pollack is best known for his directing; he won an Academy Award for directing Out of Africa in 1985. Pollack also directed the comedy Tootsie in 1982.
'Knockemstiff' Writer Pulls No Punches ****
Apr 12th, 2008 · In Donald Ray Pollock's first book -- named after a real town in southern Ohio -- characters are unloveable and raunchy -- but compelling. Pollack's novel comes after a long career as a factory worker, where he dreamed of being a writer.
Piano Pathways: Daniel Pollack, 50 Years Later *
Jan 12th, 2008 · Fifty years ago, a 23-year-old piano student from Los Angeles took a chance, competing in the first Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Daniel Pollack didn't take home the top prize, but he did carve out a unique career, preserved with bittersweet memories.
A Symphony of Truck Horns ****
Feb 6th, 2006 · One musical act that didn't make the halftime show at this past weekend's Super Bowl was Alexander Pollack's truck horn symphony. We spoke with Pollack in November about his plans for the National Anthem and other songs to be performed on the air horns. Now, we hear the results.
The Job Awaiting Iran's President
Jun 27th, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with Ken Pollack of the Brookings Institution about the outlook for U.S.-Iranian relations after last week's presidential election in Iran. Pollack says the winner, the conservative Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, is unlikely to pull back from Iran's plans to develop nuclear technology. And Pollack suggests his economic plans may hurt Iran's struggling economy. Pollack is also the author of The Persian Puzzle.
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