
Richard D. Zanuck
Production
Born December 13, 1934 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died July 13, 2012
Biography
Richard Darryl Zanuck (/ˈzænək/; December 13, 1934 – July 13, 2012) was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also instrumental in launching the career of director Steven Spielberg, who described Zanuck as a "director's producer" and "one of the most honorable and loyal men of our profession."
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1990
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1976 · nominated
Filmography42 titles

The Sting

Big Fish

Jaws

The Sound of Music

The Verdict

Patton

Road to Perdition

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Driving Miss Daisy

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Compulsion

Belushi

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Hidden

Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

Yes Man

Rush

Alice in Wonderland

The Sugarland Express

True Crime

Cocoon: The Return

Bessie

Willie Dynamite

Rules of Engagement

MacArthur

Reign of Fire

Deep Impact

Dark Shadows

The Eiger Sanction

Mulholland Falls

Jaws 2

Clash of the Titans

Target

Planet of the Apes

Chain Reaction

Wild Bill

Neighbors

The Last Mogul

The Girl from Petrovka

The Island

Sssssss

The Chapman Report