{"id":3117,"date":"2008-05-27T22:27:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/05\/sydney-pollack-a-class-act.html"},"modified":"2008-05-27T22:27:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-27T22:27:00","slug":"sydney-pollack-a-class-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/05\/sydney-pollack-a-class-act.html","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Pollack, “a class act”"},"content":{"rendered":"

That was how George Clooney described him today, after learning of Pollack’s death yesterday at 73, from cancer. Everything Sydney Pollack did had intelligence and taste. And he was a terrific actor, as well as a gifted director. For my money, you won’t find a funnier farce than “Tootsie,” which Pollack directed and in which he played a small role as Dustin Hoffman’s agent.<\/p>\n

Below, a classic clip with Pollack and what’s-his-name. <\/p>\n

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