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Saul Zaentz (/ ˈ z æ n t s /; February 28, 1921 – January 3, 2014) was an American film producer and record company executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times and, in 1996, was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
Saul Zaentz (1921-2014) was an independent film producer who made The English Patient, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and more. He started as a gambler and a record label owner, and cultivated relationships with distributors worldwide.
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Jan 4, 2014 · "Saul Zaentz, who parlayed a successful career in the music business into a Oscar-winning second act as an independent movie producer, died Friday at his home in the San Francisco area from ...
- Mark Memmott
Jan 4, 2014 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Saul Zaentz, a music producer whose second career as a filmmaker brought him best-picture Academy Awards for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” ’'Amadeus” and “The English Patient,” has died. He was 92.
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- Investigative Reporter
The Saul Zaentz Company is an award-winning independent film production company based in Berkeley, California.
Jan 6, 2014 · Saul Zaentz was a Hollywood heavyweight who made a career of adapting "difficult" novels that major studios shied away from. He won best picture Oscars for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient, and also produced The Lord of the Rings and The Mosquito Coast.
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Learn about the life and career of Saul Zaentz, a legendary independent producer of literary film adaptations and jazz music. He won three Best Picture Oscars for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient.