Darryl F. Zanuck

American film producer (1902–1979)

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Born: 1902-01-01
Died: 1979-01-01
Works: 1

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Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking

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Production · 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

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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