Hollywood Loses a Class Act

by The Stranger




With the passing of Sydney Pollack, Hollywood has truly lost one of its finest lights. He stood for CLASS in every sense of the word, as an artist, as a person.

He began as an actor, then moved into directing, and this imbued his work with actors with an empathy, and a generosity and depth of spirit and sensitivity that allowed many of them not only to establish themselves as actors, but also to soar to creative heights they may not have experienced otherwise; in some cases via his guidance - attaining Stardom , such as Robert Redford.

I had the good fortune to have met him once. Socially. On the beach at Malibu. A heightened sense of aliveness, humility, a gentleman. He’ll be missed.