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Darryl F. Zanuck (born September 5, 1902, Wahoo, Neb., U.S.—died December 22, 1979, Palm Springs, Calif.) was a Hollywood producer and movie executive for more than 40 years and an innovator of many trends in film. Abandoned by his parents at age 13, Zanuck joined the U.S. Army and fought in Belgium during World War I. He worked as a ...
Sep 1, 2002 · Mel Gussow article on Darryl F Zanuck, archetypal figure at center of Hollywood movie studio system; September 5 will be 100th anniversary of his birth; photos (M)
Jun 23, 2016 · Hollywood Flashback: In the 1930s, Darryl F. Zanuck Had a Killer Instinct. The mogul, who had an office filled with big-game trophies he shot on African safaris, had a successful four-decade run ...
Darryl F. Zanuck was a movie producer and film studio owner who led an extraordinary life and left an indelible mark on the history of the American movie industry. He became, purely through his own talent and energy, one of the most important and influential producers in Hollywood.
Jul 17, 2024 · The Longest Day, American war movie, released in 1962, that was producer Darryl F. Zanuck’s homage to the Allied soldiers who fought in the Normandy Invasion during World War II. The Longest Day centres on the preparations for the Allied invasion of occupied France that was launched on June 6,
Jul 11, 2010 · As a filmmaker Darryl F. Zanuck was more a storyteller than an historian. When he was the dominant creative force at 20 th Century-Fox as its vice-president of production in the thirties and forties, Zanuck’s interest in history was in the stories it provided him and his collaborators (screenwriters, directors, technicians, et al.).
From New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman, this is the story one of the most influential studios in film history, from its glory days under the leadership of legendary movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck up to its 2019 buyout by Disney.March 20, 2019 marked the end of an era -- Disney took ownership of the movie empire that was Fox.
