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Dale M. Pollock (born 1950) is an American film producer, writer and film professor.

Contents: 1. Life and Career 2. Filmography 3. External Links

1. Life and Career

Dale M. Pollock grew up in Cleveland, OH and received his B.A. in Anthropology from Brandeis University in 1972, and his M.S. in Communications from San Jose State University in 1976. Pollock served for eight years as Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC where he is now a Professor in Cinema Studies and Producing.

Pollock produced 13 feature films including A Midnight Clear, Set It Off, Blaze and Mrs. Winterbourne. Films he produced were nominated for four Academy Awards, and starred actors such as Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Denzel Washington, Queen Latifah, Tommy Lee Jones and Kathleen Turner.

Pollock began his journalistic career at the Santa Cruz Sentinel in Santa Cruz, CA as entertainment editor. He moved on to become Chief Film Critic and Box Office Analyst at Daily Variety in Los Angeles and later Chief Film Reporter for the Los Angeles Times Calendar, Business, Metro and Editorial sections.

Pollock has published numerous articles in magazines such as Esquire, GQ, People, Rolling Stone and Daily Variety’s Anniversary Issues. In 1984 Pollock wrote Skywalking: The Life and Times of George Lucas, published by Crown Publishing. The book is currently published by Da Capo Press, and is in its fourth edition.

Pollock taught at the Peter Stark Graduate Program at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, and as Co-Chair of the Producing Program at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Pollock also taught creative non-fiction writing in the University of Southern California’s Master of Professional Writing Program and at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC.

While dean of the School of Filmmaking, Pollock developed the CinEthics Conference held in 2000, involving every major filmmaking program in the United States. Pollock also brought the RiverRun International Film Festival from Brevard, NC to Winston-Salem in 2003 where it has become a significant regional film festival. He served as its Executive Director until the end of 2006, when he became chairman of the Board of Directors.

Pollock has appeared on several national news programs, including NBC Dateline and ABC Nightline, and National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He has presented workshops on film producing and film ethics and has moderated several panels at major film festivals including Karlovy Vary, Nashville, Boston and Palm Springs International.

Pollock is married to violist and fiddle player Susie O’Keeffe Pollock. His children are Owen Pollock, Leo Milton Pollock and Zoe Pollock.

2. Filmography

Bats (1999) (executive producer) Meet the Deedles (1998) (producer) Set It Off (1996) (producer) Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) (producer) S.F.W. (1994) (producer) A Home of Our Own (1993) (producer) House of Cards (1993) (producer) A Midnight Clear (1992) (producer) Crooked Hearts (1991) (producer) Blaze (1989) (producer) Worth Winning (1989) (producer) The Mighty Quinn (1989) (producer) The Beast of War (1988) (executive producer)

3. External Links