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2. Daniel Melnick (April 21, 1932 – October 13, 2009) was an American film producer and film studio executive who started working in Hollywood as a teenager in television and then became the producer of such films as All That Jazz, Altered States and Straw Dogs. Melnick's films won more than 20 Academy Awards out of some 80 nominations.
- April 21, 1932, New York City, United States
- Linda (1955–1971)
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- October 13, 2009 (aged 77), Los Angeles, United States
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Daniel Melnick (April 21, 1932 – October 13, 2009) was an American film producer and film studio executive who started working in Hollywood as a teenager in television and then became the producer of such films as All That Jazz, Altered States and Straw Dogs. Melnick's films won more than 20 Academy Awards out of some 80 ...
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Melnick is survived by his son Peter, a film composer, from his 16-year marriage to Linda Rodgers, and a daughter from another relationship. Daniel Melnick, film and TV producer, born 21 April ...
Oct 15, 2009 · The first film Melnick produced was Sam Peckinpah’s violent and controversial “Straw Dogs.” Released in 1971, it led to Melnick being offered a job at MGM, his son said.
Oct 15, 2009 · Longtime film, TV producer launched ‘Get Smart’. By Valerie J. Nelson. Oct. 15, 2009 12 AM PT. Daniel Melnick, a producer and former head of production at MGM and Columbia studios who was ...
Oct 14, 2009 · Brent Lang. October 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AM. Former MGM chief Daniel Melnick died Tuesday in Los Angeles at 77. He had been struggling with lung cancer. In a career that spanned decades, Melnick ...
Oct 18, 2009 · October 18, 2009 1:28pm. Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like “Straw Dogs,” “Network,” and “Midnight Express” to the big screen, has died at his home in ...
