caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place children birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
pollack in 2006 . 26 may 2008 los angeles , california , u.s. 1950 -- 2008 lafayette , indiana , u.s. 3 1 july 1934 claire bradley griswold 1958 2008 sydney pollack.jpg sydney pollack
 sydney irwin pollack actor , producer , director cancer of unknown primary origin
sydney pollack

sydney irwin pollack -lrb- july 1 , 1934 -- may 26 , 2008 -rrb- was an american film director , producer and actor .
pollack directed more than 21 films and 10 television shows , acted in over 30 films or shows , and produced over 44 films .
his 1985 film `` out of africa '' won him academy awards for directing and producing ; he was also nominated for best director oscars for `` they shoot horses , do n't they ? ''
-lrb- 1969 -rrb- and `` tootsie '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- , in the latter of which he also appeared .
some of his other best known works include `` jeremiah johnson '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- , `` the way we were '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- , `` three days of the condor '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- and `` absence of malice '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- .
his subsequent films included `` havana '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , `` the firm '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- , `` sabrina '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , `` the interpreter '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and as producer for and actor in `` michael clayton '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .
