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Straw Dogs. Spouse. Linda (1955–1971) Children. 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.
He was 77. His son, Peter, confirmed his death, saying he had ailments that included lung cancer. Mr. Melnick’s movies won more than 80 Academy Award nominations and more than two dozen Academy ...
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 ...
The Hollywood film producer and studio executive Daniel Melnick was responsible for authorising the production of some notable movies, ranging from the controversially violent Straw Dogs (1971) to ...
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 ...
Box office. $8 million (rentals) [5] Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. [7] The screenplay, by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman, is based on Gordon M. Williams 's 1969 novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm.
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Oct 15, 2009 · Inspired by the success of James Bond movies, Melnick made his mark on popular culture with the enduring television hit he produced -- the 1960s spy-spoof series “Get Smart” that starred Don ...
