Sydney Pollack the acclaimed Oscar winning director has died of cancer at age 73. Sydney Pollack was perhaps best remembered for his films such as “Out of Africa” and “Tootsie” and for winning numerous filming awards such as the above mentioned Oscar awards. It was sad news indeed to hear of the great director Pollack to have passed away of the dreaded disease cancer which strikes one out of every three persons in the world and still no fool proof cure. Sydney Pollack would have wanted his fans to remember his work such as the great film “Out of Africa” and other filming masterpieces that he has done. Unfortunately, I do not really know Sydney Pollack and his films that well although I do know he is a great director and many actors and actresses have a lot of respect and admiration for him, while his films are revered throughout the world for having brought forward ground breaking work in the movie industry.

It was also sad news that cancer claimed Sydney Pollack on the day in America to honor the memory of those who have served the country, Memorial Day. Perhaps it was most ironic that Pollack, who will be remembered by those in the movie and entertainment industry, would be taken away from us on a day that we remember the dead. His death anniversary will then be easily remembered by most as it falls on such a significant day in the US calendar. It was fitting that Sydney Pollack, a filmmaker that was intelligence and sincerity personified would live on in the memories of millions of people all around the world on such an important day for many individuals. We all hope that Sydney Pollack left in peace despite a painful time battling cancer which took his life eventually, and that he will be up there in the heavens smiling upon us and the movie world.