Richard D. Zanuck

Film producer

1934 – 2012

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Who was Richard D. Zanuck?

Richard Darryl Zanuck was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won him the Academy Award for Best Picture. Zanuck was also instrumental in launching the careers of directors Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg, who described Zanuck as “a director’s producer" and "one of the most honorable and loyal men of our profession."

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Born
Dec 13, 1934
Los Angeles
Also known as
  • Richard Darryl Zanuck
  • Richard D Zanuck
  • Richard Zanuck
  • Dick
  • Richard Zancuck
  • Richard
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • Stanford University
Died
Jul 13, 2012
Beverly Hills

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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