Richard D. Zanuck Biography (1934-)

Full name, Richard Darryl Zanuck; born December 13, 1934, in Los Angeles, CA;son of Darryl F. (a producer, studio executive, and screenwriter) and Virginia (maiden name, Fox) Zanuck; married Lili Gentle (an actress), 1958 (divorced, 1968); married Linda Harrison (an actress), October 26, 1969 (divorced, 1978); married Lili Fini (a producer and director), September 23, 1978; children: (first marriage) Virginia, Janet; (second marriage) Harrison Richard, DeanFrancis (a producer). Addresses: Office: Zanuck Co., 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 930, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2612.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, studio executive
Birth Details: December 13, 1934; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Producer
Compulsion, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Sanctuary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
The Chapman Report, Warner Bros., 1962
(With David Brown) Willie Dynamite, Universal, 1973
(With Brown) The Sugarland Express, Universal, 1974
(With Brown) The Girl from Petrovka, Universal, 1974
(With Brown) Jaws, Universal, 1975
(With Brown) MacArthur, Universal, 1977
(With Brown) Jaws 2, Universal, 1978
(With Brown) The Island, Universal, 1980
(With Brown) Neighbors, Columbia, 1981
(With Brown) The Verdict, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
(With Brown and wife, Lili Fini Zanuck) Cocoon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
(With Brown) Target, Warner Bros., 1985
(With Brown and L. F. Zanuck) Cocoon: The Return, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
(With L. F. Zanuck) Driving Miss Daisy, Warner Bros., 1989
(With L. F. Zanuck) Rush, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
(With L. F. Zanuck) Rich in Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
Clean Slate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
Wild Bill, United Artists, 1995
Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
One, Shooting Gallery, 1997
(With Brown) Deep Impact (also known as Impact), Paramount/DreamWorks, 1998
Rules of Engagement (also known as Les regles d'engagementand Rules--Sekunden der Entscheidung), Paramount, 1999
(With L. F. Zanuck and Clint Eastwood) True Crime, Warner Bros., 1999
Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001

(With L. F. Zanuck) Reign of Fire, Buena Vista, 2002
(With son, Dean Zanuck) Road to Perdition, DreamWorks, 2002
Big Fish, Columbia, 2003
Executive Producer
(With David Brown) SSSSSSSS (also known as Ssssnake), Universal, 1973
(With Brown) The Sting, Universal, 1973
(With Brown) The Black Windmill, Universal, 1974
(With Brown) The Eiger Sanction, Universal, 1975
Chain Reaction, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
Barrington, CBS, 1987
Driving Miss Daisy, CBS, 1992
Television Work
Specials
Producer (with Lili Fini Zanuck), The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
Executive producer, Countdown to Oscar 2000, ABC, 2000
Television Appearances
Specials
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros., 1991
Behind the Planet of the Apes, AMC, 1998
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing the French Connection, 2000
Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years, AMC, 2000
Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet, Fox, 2001
History vs. Hollywood, History Channel, 2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood, AMC, 2001
Making the Connection: The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (also known as The French Connection 30th Anniversary and Making the Connection: Untold Stories of the French Connection), Fox, 2001
Jaws: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
The Making of "Road to Perdition," 2002
(In archive footage) Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star, 2002
Episodic
Naked Hollywood, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
American Cinema, PBS, 1995
Also appeared in Backstory, AMC.
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon, 1994
The Making of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws," 1995
The Directors: Clint Eastwood (also known as AFI's the Directors: Clint Eastwood), Media Home Entertainment, 2000
The Making of "Jaws 2," Universal Studios Home Video, 2001
John Williams: The Music of Jaws 2, Universal Studios Home Video,2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

Esquire, May, 1996, p. 20
In Style, April, 2000, p. 466
Variety, May 18, 1998, p. 6; February 28, 2000, p. 68; April 29, 2002, p. 5

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