Leslee Dart – The Mail & Guardian

/ 27 May 2008

Film director Sydney Pollack dies

Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack, who won a pair of Academy Awards for the epic romance Out of Africa and earned praise for his acting stints in films such as Tootsie and Michael Clayton, died on May 26 after a battle with cancer, his spokesperson said. He was 73.

By Steve Gorman

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/ 18 March 2008

‘English Patient’ director Anthony Minghella dies

British film director Anthony Minghella, who won an Oscar for The English Patient, died in a London hospital on Tuesday after a short illness, his agent said. He was 54. Minghella died from complications following surgery last week for cancer of the tonsils and neck, agent Leslee Dart said.

By Peter Griffiths