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May 25, 2024 · Zanuck returned to Fox to work on a D-Day film adaptation of Cornelius Ryan’s book “The Longest Day.” Did Zanuck’s comments have any financial implications for John Wayne? Yes, the comments led to John Wayne’s negotiation of a $250K payday, according to industry anecdotes.
54 minutes ago · A Fox Executive's Loose Lips Earned John Wayne A $250K Payday. 20th Century Studios. By Witney Seibold / May 24, 2024 5:00 pm EST. The 1962 war epic "The Longest Day" starred the infamously ...
5 days ago · Gene Tierney made her screen debut in the 20th Century-Fox production of The Return of Frank James (1940) when she was twenty years old. Her looks were so striking that studio head Darryl F. Zanuck wanted to sign her up – twice. He was in the audience for her performance of the Broadway play The Male Animal in January 1940, and asked his ...
22 hours ago · Critics really, really liked Married to the Mob.Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Alec Baldwin, and Paul Lazar, it’s surprising that audiences didn’t feel the same way.
4 days ago · Producer Daryl F. Zanuck set out to create the greatest movie ever made with 1962's "The Longest Day." At a moment when filmmakers were luring viewers to theaters with wide-screen color...
22 hours ago · Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming.
2 days ago · Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in a still from Driving Miss Daisy | The Zanuck Company. The Dark Knight actor didn’t get the job in Forman’s Ragtime. While the film wasn’t Forman’s best, Freeman was touched by the source material and wanted to play the African-American pianist in the film.
