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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.
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.
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Richard Darryl Zanuck (/ ˈ z æ n ə k /; December 13, 1934 – July 13, 2012) was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Darryl F. Zanuck. Producer: The Longest Day. 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.
- September 5, 1902
- December 22, 1979
Jul 11, 2010 · One of his most successful films, Old San Francisco (1927), a white-slavery-in-Chinatown melodrama, was set in 1906 not to provide an historical view, but to use the earthquake as the climax. Another Zanuck attempt at an historical film was the 1929 epic Noah’s Ark. It was not a success.
- Tom Stempel
History. Dutch Americans. Darryl Frances Zanuck [1902-1979] Stage/Screen Director/Producer. Darryl F. Zanuck was the epitome of a self-made man. He was not an educated man in the classical sense, was not an actor or director, but nevertheless he left an indelible mark on the history of the American movie industry.
Associated Press. Stars. Film: South side of the 6300 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Producer | Studio Head Born Darryl Francis Zanuck on Sept. 5, 1902 in Wahoo, NE. Died Dec. 22, 1979 of heart...
