Tom Pollock has died. Pollock is the former attorney who became Universal Pictures chairman and later partners with Ivan Reitman in Montecito Picture Company. He was 77 years old. Pollock oversaw f…
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The condolences have begun to pour in: “We are incredibly saddened by the loss of Tom Pollock. He played a critical role in securing our Studio’s legacy, and was an extraordinary executive, influential attorney, and a dear friend to so many of us,” said Ron Meyer, Vice Chairman NBCUniversal. “We will forever feel his impact on our company and within our industry. On behalf of everyone at Universal, we send our deepest condolences to his family and honor his extraordinary accomplishments.
Born April 10, 1943 in Los Angeles, Pollock started his career as the assistant to George Stevens, who was the founding director of the American Film Institute and later became the manager of business affairs for AFI’s new film school, the Center for Advanced Film Studies. He went on to start his own law firm in 1970 and George Lucas became one his first clients which led to the aforementioned deals.
Tom Pollock was a good guy. Green lit our first film. And then he covered his face at the first test screening “What did I do?”
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