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**FILE PHOTO** * DIRECTOR POLLACK DIES Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack has died of cancer. He was 73. Pollack died on Monday (26May08) at his home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles following a ten month battle with the deadly disease. Pollack won critical acclaim and two Academy Awards for his epic romance Out Of Africa starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The 1985 movie garnered a staggering 11 nominations and won seven including Best Picture. He was also famed for directing 1973 classic The Way We Were and 1982's Tootsie starring Dustin Hoffman. While best remembered as a director, Pollack started out as an actor and continued to perform throughout his career - most recently appearing alongside George Clooney in last year's (07) Oscar-winning picture Michael Clayton. (LR/WNWCCB/) USA - 26.05.08 Sydney Pollack and Nicole Kidman 20th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards Century Plaza Hotel
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