Director Sydney Pollack, 73, has died. Pollack passed away on Monday after a battle with cancer.
He is known for movies such as Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman, Michael Clayton with George Clooney, and a recent part in Made of Honor as Patrick Dempsey’s father.
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Inspired by his mother’s courage to fight and win her battle with ovarian cancer, The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing was unveiled as the actor himself looked on. The center, part of the Central Maine Medical Center, will open March 31.
Located in Dempsey’s hometown, Lewiston, Maine, he provided a seed-grant to fund the center and his sister Mary, an employee of the parent medical center will run the cancer facility. Dempsey will also play a critical part in an education campaign for the center.