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Children. 1. Laura Ellen Ziskin [1] (March 3, 1950 – June 12, 2011) [2] was an American film producer. She was the executive producer of Pretty Woman (1990) and producer of Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012; posthumous credit). She was the first woman to produce the Academy Awards ...
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- USC School of Cinematic Arts
1 Video. 27 Photos. Laura Ziskin was an American film producer and screenwriter who is known for producing the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy and The Amazing Spider-Man. She also produced Pretty Woman, What About Bob?, As Good as It Gets, Hero, Stealth, No Way Out, The Rescue and The Butler. She was married to Julian Barry and later Alvin Sargent.
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Jun 13, 2011 · A native of Southern California, Laura Ellen Ziskin was born on March 3, 1950, and graduated from the University of Southern California film school in 1973. ... In 1994, Ms. Ziskin became ...
- Aljean Harmetz
Jun 14, 2011 · Ziskin, 61, died Sunday at her home in Santa Monica after a seven-year battle with breast cancer, according to a spokesman at Sony Pictures, where she had a producing deal. In interviews with ...
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Jun 15, 2011 · Wed 15 Jun 2011 12.25 EDT. Laura Ziskin, who has died aged 61 from breast cancer, was an influential and widely liked Hollywood producer who presided over the breakthrough films of stars including ...
- Ryan Gilbey
Jun 14, 2011 · Notable music deaths of 2011 (Paul Hawthorne / Getty Images) 4 / 46. ... But Laura Ziskin, the franchise’s producer and primary creative force, decided to push forward. Even though it soon ...
Jun 13, 2011 · Laura Ziskin, a trailblazer among femme film producers and a forceful advocate for health and environmental issues, died Sunday of breast cancer at her home in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 61.
