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  1. 2. Daniel Melnick (April 21, 1932 – October 13, 2009) was an American film producer and film studio executive who started working in Hollywood as a teenager in television and then became the producer of such films as All That Jazz, Altered States and Straw Dogs. Melnick's films won more than 20 Academy Awards out of some 80 nominations.

  2. Oct 15, 2009 · Inspired by the success of James Bond movies, Melnick made his mark on popular culture with the enduring television hit he produced -- the 1960s spy-spoof series “Get Smart” that starred Don ...

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  4. Oct 18, 2009 · October 18, 2009 1:28pm. Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like “Straw Dogs,” “Network,” and “Midnight Express” to the big screen, has died at his home in ...

  5. He was 77. His son, Peter, confirmed his death, saying he had ailments that included lung cancer. Mr. Melnick’s movies won more than 80 Academy Award nominations and more than two dozen Academy ...

  6. Oct 14, 2009 · October 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AM. Former MGM chief Daniel Melnick died Tuesday in Los Angeles at 77. He had been struggling with lung cancer. In a career that spanned decades, Melnick produced both ...

  7. Oct 13, 2009 · Veteran industry exec dies at 77. Daniel Melnick, who oversaw programming at ABC in the early 1960s and headed production at MGM and Columbia in the '70s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles ...

  8. Oct 15, 2009 · Longtime film, TV producer launched ‘Get Smart’. By Valerie J. Nelson. Oct. 15, 2009 12 AM PT. Daniel Melnick, a producer and former head of production at MGM and Columbia studios who was ...

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