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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.
- 1922–1970
- Dean Zanuck (grandson)
- 3, including Richard D. Zanuck
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Learn about the life and career of Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the most influential figures in Hollywood's studio system. He produced classics like The Grapes of Wrath, All About Eve, and The Longest Day, and founded Twentieth Century-Fox with Louis B. Mayer and Joseph M. Schenck.
- January 1, 1
- Wahoo, Nebraska, USA
- January 1, 1
- Palm Springs, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the most influential and controversial Hollywood moguls. From his humble beginnings as a writer and editor to his rise and fall as the head of 20th Century-Fox, Zanuck shaped the studio system and the film industry with his vision and ambition.
- September 5, 1902
- December 22, 1979
Darryl F. Zanuck (born September 5, 1902, Wahoo, Neb., U.S.—died December 22, 1979, Palm Springs, Calif.) was a Hollywood producer and movie executive for more than 40 years and an innovator of many trends in film. Abandoned by his parents at age 13, Zanuck joined the U.S. Army and fought in Belgium during World War I. He worked as a ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 1, 2002 · As an omnipotent and amazingly prolific producer, he was responsible for a great diversity of films -- his career stretched from silent movies and ''42nd Street'' to ''The Longest Day,'' and...
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Jul 11, 2010 · As a filmmaker Darryl F. Zanuck was more a storyteller than an historian. When he was the dominant creative force at 20 th Century-Fox as its vice-president of production in the thirties and forties, Zanuck’s interest in history was in the stories it provided him and his collaborators (screenwriters, directors, technicians, et al.).
Dec 24, 1979 · Darryl F. Zanuck, the last of tne flam boyant movie moguls, died of pneumonia late Saturday in Palm Springs (Calif.) Hospital. He was 77 years old. A Hollywood wonder boy at 25, Mr. Zanuck...
