Dale Pollock
Dale M. Pollock (born 1950) is an American film producer, writer and film professor. A journalist whose works have been published in a number of magazines and newspapers, Pollock is also the author of a biography of George Lucas. Pollock has produced thirteen feature films, one of which (Blaze) received an Academy Award nomination for Cinematography. As of 2010, he is a professor of Cinema Studies at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Personal life
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Pollock obtained a B.A. in Anthropology from Brandeis University and an M.S. in Communications from San Jose State University. Pollock is married to violist and fiddle player Susie O'Keeffe Pollock. His children are Owen Pollock, Leo "Milton" Pollock and Zoe Pollock.
Writing
An excerpt of Pollock's Master of Science thesis, "The Use of Media in a Political Campaign," was published in 1975 in Daily Variety's 42nd Anniversary Issue. Pollock's entry into journalism was as entertainment editor at the Santa Cruz Sentinel in Santa Cruz, CA. Subsequently, he joined the staff of Daily Variety in Los Angeles becoming Film Critic and Box Office Analyst, before moving to the Los Angeles Times where he became Chief Film Reporter in the Calendar, Business, Metro and Editorial sections. In addition, he has published in Life,Esquire,People Weekly, and in the Daily Variety AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to George Lucas. In 1983, his biography of George Lucas, Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas was published. An updated version was published by Samuel French Trade in 1990 and a further updated edition in 1999 by Da Capo Press. In 2008 Pollock began writing a monthly audio book column for the Winston Salem Journal. Pollock's essay on the Billy Wilder film Five Graves to Cairo was published in the book Billy Wilder, Movie-Maker: Critical Essays on the Films edited by Karen McNall.
