Born July 1, 1934, in Lafayette, Indiana, Pollack is the son of first‑generation Russian‑Jewish Americans, he was raised in South Bend, where he graduated from high school in 1952, then went to New York and enrolled at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, training under Sanford Meisner. Following a two‑year hitch in the Army […]
Oscar Directors: Redford, Robert–First Time Winner for Ordinary People (1980)
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Robert Redford made a stunning directorial debut in Ordinary People, an effective melodrama about the disintegration of an upper-middle class suburban family.
Oscar Directors: Allen, Woody–One of Five Most Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers
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Woody Allen has been nominated for 7 Best Director Oscars, winning one, in 1977 for Annie Hall, which also won Best Picture and Best Actress for Diane Keaton.
Oscar Directors: Friedkin, William–Brilliant Beginning (French Connection), Quick Decline
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American director William Friedkin will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 70th Venice International Film Festival (28 August-7 September 2013).
Oscar Directors: Cukor, George–Master of Elegance
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Bravo: Film Society of Lincoln Center is running a complete retrospective of the work of George Cukor, one of the most versatile and gifted, but still underestimated, director in Hollywood history.
