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Born in New York City on July 28, 1916 to Edward Fisher Brown and Lillian Baren Brown, the film producer who would go on to, as one interviewer put it, “make half of Hollywood famous,” went west to Stanford University intending to be a physicist.
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Born July 28, 1916, in New York, NY; son of Edward Fisher and Lillian (maiden name, Baren) Brown; married Liberty LeGacy, April 15, 1940 (divorced, 1951); married Wayne Clark, May 25, 1951 (divorced, 1957); married Helen Gurley (an author and editor), September 25, 1959; children: (first marriage) Bruce LeGacy. Education: Stanford University, A.B.,...
Film Work:
Producer, The Sting, Universal, 1973. Executive producer, SSSSSSS (also known as SSSSnake), Universal, 1973. Producer, The Sugarland Express, Universal, 1974. Executive producer, The Black Windmill, Universal, 1974. Producer, Willie Dynamite, Universal, 1974. Producer, The Girl from Petrovka, Universal, 1974. Producer, Jaws, Universal, 1975. Executive producer, The Eiger Sanction, Universal, 1975. Producer, MacArthur, Universal, 1977. Producer, Jaws 2, Universal, 1978. Producer, The Island, U...
Film Appearances:
Himself, The Making of Steve Spielberg's "Jaws"(documentary), Universal Home Video, 1995. Himself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's(documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1997. (Uncredited) Man in photo, Chocolat, Miramax, 2000. Himself, The Making of "Jaws 2"(documentary), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001. (Uncredited) Himself, John Williams: The Music of "Jaws 2"(documentary short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001. Himself, The Making of "Along Came a Spider"(documentary sho...
Television Executive Producer; Miniseries:
A Season in Purgatory, CBS, 1996.
Nonfiction:
(Editor) I Can Tell It Now, Dutton, 1964. (Editor with W. Richard Bruner) How I Got That Story, Dutton, 1967. Brown's Guide to Growing Gray, Delacorte, 1987, revised and published as The Rest of Your Life is the Best of Your Life: David Brown's Guide to Growing Gray Disgracefully, Barricade Books, 1991. Let Me Entertain You, Morrow, 1990. Contributor to books, including Journalists in Action, Channel Press, 1963, and periodicals, including American Magazine, Collier's, Harper's, Readers Diges...
Books:
Contemporary Authors, Volumes 13-16, first revision, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1975.
Periodicals:
Publishers Weekly, October 16, 1995, p. 17.
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Feb 2, 2010 · Born in New York City on July 28, 1916 to Edward Fisher Brown and Lillian Baren Brown, the film producer who would go on to, as one interviewer put it, "make half of Hollywood famous," went...
Dec 2, 2016 · David Brown (July 28, 1916 – February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer; he was also a writer. Early life and education. He was born in New York City, New York, the son of Lillian (née Baren) and Edward Fisher Brown.
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Feb 1, 2010 · Born in New York City on July 28, 1916 to Edward Fisher Brown and Lillian Baren Brown, the film producer who would go on to, as one interviewer put it, “make half of Hollywood famous,” went west to Stanford University intending to be a physicist.
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