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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 17, 2024 · 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 ...

  3. Darryl F. Zanuck. Producer. Writer. Production Manager. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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.

  4. Died. December 22, 1979 · Palm Springs, California, USA (pneumonia) Birth name. Darryl Francis Zanuck. Height. 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) Mini Bio. 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.

  5. 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...

  6. 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.).

  7. 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...

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