Sydney Pollack (Sydney Irwin Pollack)

Born: July 1, 1934 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., Died: May 26, 2008 (aged 73) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.

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, Don't They? and Tootsie, in the latter of which he also appeared.