Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack dies

LOS ANGELES, May 27 (AFP):

Sydney Pollack, the critically acclaimed Academy Award-winning director of “Out of Africa” and “Tootsie”, died of cancer Monday, US media reported. He was 73. The director and producer made several Hollywood blockbusters and worked with A-list stars such as Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman and Nicole Kidman. He died in Pacific Palisades surrounded by family, trade magazine Variety reported.