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Sydney Pollack, 1934-2008

Posted by MGK  Published in Auf Wiedersehen Goodbye, It's The Youtube

If anything, Sydney Pollack’s legacy isn’t his roster of great character acting roles, nor his reasonable slate of directorial work. It’s his work as a producer – the most thankless of roles in the business, often unfairly dismissed as “money men” when the best producers are the most passionate hands-on creators of them all. The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sense and Sensibility, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Searching For Bobby Fischer - every one with his hands on it.

But this is probably his greatest single work: a timeless comedy.

There are worse legacies, by far.

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rwe1138 said on May 27th, 2008 at 12:36 am

Damn, this is the first I’ve heard. Another great one is lost. RIP.

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Zenrage said on May 27th, 2008 at 2:20 am

I was too busy mourning Dick Martin of Laugh-In.

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Mason said on May 27th, 2008 at 4:15 am

I knew what the clip would be from before I even looked.

RIP, Pollack and Martin.

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