Pollock (film) Smith. It was directed by Harris. This film was a long term dream of Ed Harris. After his father gave him a copy of Pollock's biography, he started thinking about the project, which took almost 10 years to bring to fruition. Filming took a mere 50 days with a six-week layoff after forty days so Harris could take time to gain thirty pounds and grow a beard. Harris himself did all the painting seen in the film. "Pollock" received positive reviews from critics and has a "certified fresh" score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 108 reviews with an
Jack Pollock senior staff psychiatrist at Toronto's Wellesley Hospital from 1969 to 1985 and a former teacher of psychiatry at University of Ottawa and University of Toronto. Dr. Wilson was also a serious artist. Jack Pollock was openly gay, writing about his homosexuality in both "The Art of Norval Morrisseau" and "Dear M: Letters from a Gentleman of Excess." He eventually was diagnosed with AIDS and became a vocal advocate for AIDS research and for those suffering from the disease. He spoke openly about his diagnosis and its impact on his life: On the eve before his death, Pollock was scheduled to