Los Angeles (AP): Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack has died. He was 73.

Pollack's agent, Leslee Dart, said Pollack died of cancer yesterday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades. Dart says Pollack was surrounded by his family.

Pollack's biggest success was the 1985 film "Out of Africa" starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep which won Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture.

Pollack's other notable films include the comedy "Tootsie" starring Dustin Hoffman and the romantic film "The Way We Were", which paired Redford and Barbra Streisand.