Tuesday, May 27, 2008

R.I.P.

Sydney Pollack died yesterday.

I really liked most of his movies but whenever he'd show up on the other side of the camera it made me smile. He had a kind of elegant scruffiness about him that I adored and it made me happy.

He was also married to the same person for 49 years. That's a heck of an achievement.

Rest well, Sydney.

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11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous opined...

Sydney Pollack and Dick Martin in the same week... sadness.

May 27, 2008 7:59 AM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Dick Martin?????? I missed that. Oh, sadness indeed.

May 27, 2008 8:08 AM  
Blogger Anne opined...

I loved Out of Africa.

yes, sadness for sure.

May 27, 2008 8:25 AM  
Blogger kingba opined...

Indeed, Rest well, Sydney, good guy!

May 27, 2008 9:10 AM  
Blogger Eric opined...

Dick Martin was in Out of Africa??

May 27, 2008 2:31 PM  
Blogger Br. Jonathan opined...

My God - - "Tootsie" was 26 years ago. Gack!

May 27, 2008 2:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous opined...

Sydney Pollack was on Laugh-in?

May 27, 2008 3:28 PM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Me, too, Anne. And "Tootsie" and "The Way We Were" and....

According to a report I heard this morning, Kingba, he was one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.

(shakes head at Eric, Buck and JP) Why are all the men in my life such goofs?

May 27, 2008 3:39 PM  
Blogger Sling opined...

'Out of Africa' is one of those flix You like to have in your video library,just to watch from time to time.
I'll miss Sydney Pollack.
..I miss Jackson Pollack too.

May 27, 2008 4:55 PM  
Blogger kingba opined...

Sydney Pollack and Jackson Pollock were unrelated, by the way.

May 28, 2008 2:16 AM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Sling, yes, it is. And oddly, I don't own it. Must rectify immejutlee. And I miss Jackson, too, but seriously, cleaning up after him was such a bother.

Oh, dear Kingba, he/we know. Just a little American silliness.

May 28, 2008 6:11 AM  

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