Jackson Pollock a Violent Grave," a collection of reminiscences by Pollock's friends. Streisand was to play the role of Lee Krasner, and De Niro was to portray Pollock. A second was to be based on "Love Affair" (1974), a memoir by Ruth Kligman, who was Pollock's lover in the six months before his death. This was to be directed by Harold Becker, with Al Pacino playing Pollock. In 2000, the biographical film "Pollock", based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, "", directed by and starring Ed Harris, was released. Marcia Gay Harden won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal
Daniel Pollock for Best Supporting Actor at the 1992 AFI Awards for the role. On 13 April 1992 Pollock was battling depression, and fearing a prison sentence in an upcoming court case, before he took his own life by walking in front of a train at Newtown railway station, Sydney, prior to the release of "Romper Stomper". Pollock was 23 years old. He was buried next to his late grandfather William "Bill" Pollock in Gol Gol, New South Wales, Australia. "Romper Stomper" film star Russell Crowe wrote a song, called "The Night That Davey Hit the Train", about his death. Daniel Pollock