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Darryl Francis Zanuck (/ ˈ z æ n ə k /; September 5, 1902 – December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era.
Darryl F. Zanuck. Producer: The Longest Day. One of the kingpins of Hollywood's studio system, Zanuck was the offspring of the ill-fated marriage of the alcoholic night clerk in Wahoo, Nebraska's only hotel and the hotel owner's daughter.
- January 1, 1
- Wahoo, Nebraska, USA
- January 1, 1
- Palm Springs, California, USA
Aug 31, 2024 · As the controlling executive of Twentieth Century Fox, Zanuck produced such memorable films as The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Winged Victory (1944), The Razor’s Edge (1946), Gentlemen’s Agreement (1947), and Viva Zapata!
Darryl F. Zanuck. Producer: The Longest Day. One of the kingpins of Hollywood's studio system, Zanuck was the offspring of the ill-fated marriage of the alcoholic night clerk in Wahoo, Nebraska's only hotel and the hotel owner's daughter. Both parents had abandoned him by the time he was 13.
- September 5, 1902
- December 22, 1979
Jul 11, 2010 · The script focused more on rowdy entertainment than history, which is true of nearly all Zanuck’s historical films. Zanuck did produce several “great man” films in the first two years of 20 th Century, including The Mighty Barnum in 1934, and Clive of India in 1935.
- Tom Stempel
The Darryl F. Zanuck papers contain scripts, production files, correspondence, personal memorabilia, scrapbooks, photographs, and posters.
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Jan 11, 1998 · With George F. Custen’s “Twentieth Century’s Fox,” Zanuck’s rehabilitation reaches a crescendo of sorts: the producer biography (or “mogul book,” as Custen calls it) as hagiography.
