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Jul 11, 2010 · History was only one of Zanuck’s interests and concerns, and often not the most crucial one. But he knew, as historians have always known, that history can provide great stories. Some of them even more or less true.
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Zanuck was an early advocate of widescreen projection. One of the first things Zanuck did when he returned to Fox in 1944 was to restart the research on a 50 mm film, shelved in the early 1930s as a cost-cutting measure (a larger-sized film print in the projector meant higher resolution).
Sep 16, 2022 · It's true that Darryl F. Zanuck was known to be the Harvey Weinstein of his time. However, the real-life Monroe never mentioned Zanuck when recalling "casting couch" sex encounters.
Mar 28, 2017 · When America entered World War Two in 1941, Zanuck convinced Chief of Staff, General George C Marshall, to commission him as a colonel in the Army Signal Corps and post him as a ‘liaison officer’ to London. Zanuck served there and in North Africa making documentaries that were mediocre at best.
Aug 5, 2024 · From early on, Monroe was reputed to be difficult: bullied by misogynistic directors, and frustrated at her lack of control, she was cited as debilitatingly late and forgetful. Zanuck suspended Monroe in 1954 when she frustratedly refused yet another pin-up role.
Oct 23, 2015 · Zanuck, however, states in a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune that he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel on the advisory council of the chief signal officer of the army in August 1941. Zanuck to W.D. Maxwell, 9 July 1952.
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Jan 11, 1998 · He argues quite persuasively, in fact, that Zanuck was largely responsible for several important movie cycles, including the gangster films of the early Depression era, the historical biopic of...
