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    Darryl F. Zanuck

    American film producer

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  1. Apr 16, 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.

  2. 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.).

  3. Jun 23, 2016 · As an old-school mogul, it’s hard to beat Darryl F. Zanuck. Smoking a cigar and surrounded by big-game trophies he shot on African safaris, he would growl out lines like, “Don’t say ‘yes’ until I...

  4. 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...

  5. www.encyclopedia.com › film-and-television-biographies › darryl-francis-zanuckDarryl Francis Zanuck | Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979) produced some of the most important and controversial films in Hollywood. He co-founded 20th Century-Fox studios and helped entertain moviegoers as a producer for over 50 years.

  6. Jan 11, 1998 · Through Zanucks “absolute mastery” and “virtuosic manipulation” of the studio system, he fashioned Fox’s distinctive “house style,” and thus was “the major architect of the ...

  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.

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