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Darryl F. Zanuck
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American film producer (1902–1979)
Film & TV
Wahoo, Nebraska, USA
Darryl Francis Zanuck (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. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career was rivaled only by that of Adolph Zukor). He produced three films that won the Academy Award for Best…
Known for
- Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
- Hollywood Invasion2011
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
- 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage — Self (archive footage)2006
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons — Self (archive footage)2005
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2001
- Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement' — Self (archive footage)2001
- Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' — Self (archive footage)2000
- Frank Capra's American Dream — Self (archive footage)1997
- Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker — Self (archive footage)1995
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Key facts
- Born
- Darryl Francis Zanuck , ( 1902-09-05 ) September 5, 1902, Wahoo, Nebraska , U.S.
- Died
- December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22) (aged 77) , Palm Springs, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery , Los Angeles
- Years active
- 1922–1970
- Spouse
- Virginia Fox ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1924 )
- Children
- 3, including Richard D. Zanuck
- Relatives
- Dean Zanuck (grandson)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wahoo
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Spouse
- Virginia Fox
- Child
- Richard D. Zanuck
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Darryl F. Zanuck 1964.jpg
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- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1902-01-01
- date of death
- 1979-01-01
- Commons category
- Darryl F. Zanuck
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- Darryl F. Zanuck
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- name in native language
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- start of work period
- 1922-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
- pseudonym
- Gregory Rogers
- writing language
- English language
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
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Encyclopedic overview
Darryl Francis Zanuck (/ˈzænək/ ZAN-ək; 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. Best known as a co-founder of 20th Century Fox, he played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career was rivaled only by that of Adolph Zukor). Zanuck produced three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture and won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award twice, the only person to receive more than one.
Early life
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