Jackson Pollock
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Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter. He became famous for painting in the abstract expressionist style. Pollock's most famous paintings were made by dripping and splashing paint on a large canvas. His nickname was Jack the Dripper! In his lifetime he became very famous. He was helped mostly by his wife, Lee Krasner, and his style is very new for the time. Pollock was also very bitter and had serious drinking problems. He was killed in a car crash at the age of 44 in 1956. His paintings are still popular in museums all over the world. Pollock has also been the subject of many movies, the most famous being a short documentary film directed by Hans Namuth from 1951 and the dramatic movie about his life called Pollock which was made by and starred actor Ed Harris.
