Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack dies
Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with 'Tootsie' and period drama 'Out Of Africa', has died of cancer at 73, his agent said today.
Leslee Dart said Pollack died at his home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. He had been diagnosed with cancer about nine months ago.
