Richard D. Zanuck

Film Producer

Male

Born Dec 13, 1934

Hometown United States

Died Jul 13, 2012

Death Place United States

Other Names Zanuck, Dick

Richard Darryl Zanuck was an American film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1989 for Driving Miss Daisy.

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UK premiere of 'Dark Shadows' at The Empire Cinema - Arrivals

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May 9, 2012

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Warner Bros. Premieres Dark Shadows

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May 8, 2012

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'Dark Shadows' premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Arrivals

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May 7, 2012

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Richard D. Zanuck "Dark Shadows" Premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

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May 6, 2012

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Lili Fini Zanuck

Married 1978
Linda Harrison
Married 1968 - 1978
Lili Gentle
Married 1957 - 1968

Family

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Richard D. Zanuck

d.2012

parents

Darryl F. Zanuck
Father, d.1979
Virginia Fox
Mother, d.1982

siblings

Darrilyn Zanuck DePineda

Sister

children

Dean Zanuck

Son, Age 41
Harrison Zanuck

Son

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10,000 Sq. Ft. One Bedroom Home Sells For $20 M
Wall Street Journal - Nov 15, 2012

The LA home where Hollywood producer Richard Zanuck lived until his death in July has sold for $20.1 million. Plus, a 5,578-square-foot, six-bedroom in a Tokyo suburb lists for $5.2 million and a Laguna Beach, Calif., ranch will be auctioned off with an opening bid of $10.5 million. Lauren Schuker Blum on the News Hub. Photo: Unlimited Style Real Estate Photography.
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L.A. Home Of Late Hollywood Producer Sells For $20.1 Million
Wall Street Journal - Nov 13, 2012

The Los Angeles home where Hollywood producer Richard Zanuck lived until his death this past July has sold for $20.1 million, according to people close to the situation.
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Dr. William R. Kapfer: Helen Gurley Brown: A Celebration Of Life
Huffington Post - Aug 20, 2012

Helen Gurley Brown, also know as HGB to many of us, passed away last Monday at 90. She was known to the world as the Cosmo girl -- one that not only empowered the single girl, but also in my case, empowered this not so single, boy. I had the pleasure of knowing HGB for nearly two decades. She was a delightful and valued friend, a mentor and my honorary Godmother. "David and I never had children," she said to me in her signature breathy voice, I believe we were at Swifty's on ...
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Richard Zanuck, Producer Of Blockbusters, Dies At 77
NYTimes - Jul 19, 2012

Mr. Zanuck produced films including “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Jaws.”
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1934 Birth Born on December 13, 1934.

TWENTIES

1959 24 Years Old In 1959, Zanuck had his first shot at producing with the film Compulsion.

THIRTIES

1967 32 Years Old 1 More Event

In the 1960s Zanuck became the president of 20th Century Fox; one year of his tenure, 1967, is chronicled in the John Gregory Dunne book The Studio.

1968 33 Years Old In 1968 he married model and actress Linda Harrison; they later divorced in 1978.

1972 37 Years Old In 1972, Zanuck joined up with David Brown to form an independent production company called The Zanuck/Brown Company at Universal Pictures. The two men produced a pair of Steven Spielberg's early films, The Sugarland Express (1974) and Jaws (1975). They subsequently produced such box office hits as Cocoon (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) before dissolving their partnership in 1988. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1998 63 Years Old In 1998, Zanuck's third wife Lili Fini Zanuck directed an episode of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, titled We Have Cleared the Tower.

2000 65 Years Old In 2000, Zanuck and Lili Fini co-produced the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony.

2012 78 Years Old Richard Zanuck died on July 13, 2012, of a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills. … Read More

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