LOS ANGELES, May 27 (UPI) -- Sydney Pollack, 73, known for directing such movies as "Tootsie" and "Out of Africa," died of cancer Monday at his Los Angeles home, a family spokeswoman said.
Pollack's works earned him several Academy Award nominations and "Out of Africa" won him a directorial Oscar in 1985. His first effort as a director was "The Slender Thread," starring Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft, in 1965.