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Richard D. Zanuck Wiki Biography
Richard Darryl Zanuck was born on 13 December 1934, in Los Angeles, California USA, a son of well-known actress Virginia Fox and studio executive and producer Darryl F. Zanuck who was a head of production at 20th Century Fox at the time. Richard Zanuck was a film producer, perhaps best known for the film “Driving Miss Daisy”, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1989. He passed away in July 2012.
So just how rich was Richard Zanuck? Authoritative sources estimate that Richard Zanuck’s net worth was an impressive $80 million, mostly accumulated from his career as a film producer spanning over 50 years.
Richard Zanuck started his career while still studying at Stanford University; his first job was working at the department of 20th Century Fox film studios.He then had an opportunity to work on a film called “Compulsion”, and eventually became president of the company. However, after he failed with the film “Doctor Dolittle” in 1967, Zanuck was fired by his father, and went to join Warner Bros Company, where he took up the position of an Executive Vice-President.
In 1972, Zanuck together with his friend David Brown formed an independent film production organisation called “The Zanuck/Brown Company”, which was a subsidiary of Universal Pictures. They were soon able to produce “Jaws” and “The Sugarland Express” directed by Steven Spielberg, and also managed to succeed with “Cocoon” and “Driving Miss Daisy”, which won Zanuck an Academy Award for Best Picture. With more public recognition, Richard Zanuck’s net worth began increasing significantly.
Such was the success of the partnership and company, that in 1990 Richard Zanuck and David Brown were awarded the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award; joining other recipients of the same award including Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, and Clint Eastwood. Richard Zanuck soon became friends with another famous film director and producer Tim Burton, with whom he worked on some of his best movies, helping Burton create the science fiction film “Planet of the Apes” featuring Mark Wahlberg and Tim Roth, as well as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. His net worth continued to row.
Their further collaborations together resulted in the release of a musical horror film “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” that earned $152 million at the box office, as well as the fantasy film “Alice in Wonderland” that generated the remarkable amount of $1 billion in takings, becoming the sixteenth highest-grossing film of all time.
Richard Zanuck’s last works include the horror comedy film “Dark Shadows”, as well as the fantasy film with Angelina Jolie called “Maleficent” for which he received posthumous credit.
Richard Zanuck passed away in 2012 due to a heart attack. Zanuck’s house “Beverly Park” where he lived for the majority of his life was sold that same year for $20 million. Zanuck was married three times, his last wife being Lili Fini Zanuck who he married in 1978, and previously Lili Charlene Gentle(1959-69) with whom he had two children, and Linda Melson Harrison(1969-78), and another two children. His first two wives were actresses, which caused some discomfort in the family home, and contributed to their divorces.
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Richard D. Zanuck Quick Info
Full Name | Richard D. Zanuck |
Net Worth | $80 Million |
Date Of Birth | December 13, 1934, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Died | July 13, 2012, Beverly Hills, California, United States |
Height | 1.75 m |
Profession | Film producer |
Education | Stanford University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Lili Fini Zanuck (m. 1978–2012), Linda Harrison (m. 1969–1978), Lili Gentle (m. 1958–1968) |
Children | Dean Zanuck, Harrison Zanuck, Janet Beverly Zanuck Davidson, Virginia Lorraine Zanuck, Laura Gentle |
Parents | Virginia Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck |
Siblings | Darrylin Zanuck DePineda, Susan Zanuck |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0005573 |
Awards | Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Television Movie (2015), Golden Globe Award – Best Film (2011), Saturn Award – Best Horror Film (2007), Lifetime Achievement Award (2004), Academy Award for Best Picture, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Be… |
Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, BAFTA Children’s Award for Best Feature Film |
Movies | “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989), “Dark Shadows” (2012), “Maleficent”, “Camerimage” (2009), “Planet of the Apes” (2001), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005), “Alice in Wonderland” (2010), “Jaws”, “The Sugarland Express”, “Cocoon”, “Driving Miss Daisy” |
TV Shows | Backstory |
Richard D. Zanuck Quotes
- The Sound of Music (1965) did more damage to the industry than any other picture. Everyone tried to copy it. We were the biggest offenders.
- This is a business where you make decisions using your gut.
- [about his father, studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck, being fired from his job] It was hard to see my father go through that. I recovered from being fired, I don’t think he ever did.
Richard D. Zanuck Important Facts
- Ironically, both Richard D. Zanuck and his father Darryl F. Zanuck died at the age of 77 (in 2012 and 1979, respectively).
- The commercial and critical failure of the expensively-produced musical extravaganzas, Doctor Dolittle (1967) and Star! (1968), led to him being ousted as head of production at 20th Century Fox in 1970.
- Had his greatest successes as head of his own production company, in association with David Brown, turning out mega hits like The Sting (1973) and Jaws (1975).
- Between 2001 and 2012, he collaborated on six films with director Tim Burton, beginning with the remake of Planet of the Apes (2001) and ending with Dark Shadows (2012).
- In 1965 met producing partner David Brown during a stint at FOX.
- Accompanied his father to the studio from an early age and assisted in reviewing rough cuts for studio executives.
- Brother of Darrilyn Zanuck DePineda.
- Tribute in the Memory of Film section at the Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium. [2001]
- Father, with Linda Harrison, of sons Harrison Zanuck and Dean Zanuck.
- Son of Hollywood producer Darryl F. Zanuck and actress Virginia Fox.
Richard D. Zanuck Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hidden | 2015/I | producer – uncredited | Producer | |
Bessie | 2015 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Dark Shadows | 2012 | producer | Producer | |
Clash of the Titans | 2010 | executive producer | Producer | |
Alice in Wonderland | 2010/I | producer | Producer | |
Yes Man | 2008 | producer | Producer | |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 2007 | producer | Producer | |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 2005 | producer | Producer | |
Dead Lawyers | 2004 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Big Fish | 2003 | producer | Producer | |
Road to Perdition | 2002 | producer | Producer | |
Reign of Fire | 2002 | producer | Producer | |
Planet of the Apes | 2001 | producer | Producer | |
Rules of Engagement | 2000 | producer | Producer | |
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | 2000 | TV Special producer | Producer | |
True Crime | 1999 | producer | Producer | |
Deep Impact | 1998 | producer | Producer | |
Chain Reaction | 1996 | executive producer | Producer | |
Mulholland Falls | 1996 | producer | Producer | |
Wild Bill | 1995 | producer | Producer | |
Clean Slate | 1994 | producer | Producer | |
Rich in Love | 1992 | producer | Producer | |
Driving Miss Daisy | 1992 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Rush | 1991 | producer | Producer | |
Driving Miss Daisy | 1989 | producer | Producer | |
Cocoon: The Return | 1988 | producer | Producer | |
CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | Producer | |
Target | 1985 | producer | Producer | |
Cocoon | 1985 | producer | Producer | |
The Verdict | 1982 | producer | Producer | |
Neighbors | 1981 | producer | Producer | |
The Island | 1980 | producer | Producer | |
Jaws 2 | 1978 | producer | Producer | |
MacArthur | 1977 | executive producer – as a Richard D.Zanuck David Brown production | Producer | |
Jaws | 1975 | producer | Producer | |
The Eiger Sanction | 1975 | executive producer | Producer | |
The Girl from Petrovka | 1974 | producer | Producer | |
The Black Windmill | 1974 | executive producer | Producer | |
The Sugarland Express | 1974 | producer | Producer | |
Willie Dynamite | 1974 | producer | Producer | |
The Sting | 1973 | executive producer – uncredited | Producer | |
Sssssss | 1973 | executive producer | Producer | |
The Sound of Music | 1965 | executive producer – uncredited | Producer | |
The Chapman Report | 1962 | producer | Producer | |
Sanctuary | 1961 | producer | Producer | |
Compulsion | 1959 | producer | Producer | |
Decalogue | TV Mini-Series executive producer – 10 episodes announced | Producer | ||
Tora! Tora! Tora! | 1970 | executive in charge of production – uncredited | Production Manager | |
Biography | 1995 | TV Series documentary special thanks – 1 episode | Thanks | |
The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon | 1994 | Video documentary sincere appreciation | Thanks | |
Escobar: Paradise Lost | 2014 | in loving memory of | Thanks | |
The Grand Budapest Hotel | 2014 | special thanks: our old friends | Thanks | |
Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | 2013 | Documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2012 | TV Series in memory of – 1 episode | Thanks | |
Hotel Chevalier | 2007 | Short special thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
Expresso | 2007 | Short special thanks | Thanks | |
Girl 27 | 2007 | Documentary thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star | 2003 | Video documentary short very special thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
Miss Daisy’s Journey: From Stage to Screen | 2003 | Video documentary short very special thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
Enlisted: The Story of ‘M*A*S*H’ | 2002 | Video documentary short special thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of ‘The French Connection’ | 2001 | TV Movie documentary special thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
Behind the Rules of Engagement | 2000 | Video documentary short special thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner | 1997 | Video documentary special thanks – as Richard Zanuck | Thanks | |
The Making of Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ | 1995 | Video documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | 2013 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – Producer / Himself / Himself – Interviewee | Self |
Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman | 2010 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Jaws: The Inside Story | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Biography | 1995-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself – Producer, Driving Miss Daisy / Himself – Producer / … | Self |
American Masters | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Interviewee | Self |
Broadway Beat | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
HBO First Look | 2001-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
A Tribute to Peter Bart: Newhouse Mirror Award | 2007 | Short | Himself | Self |
The Making of ‘The Sand Pebbles’ | 2007 | Video | Himself | Self |
Milestones in Cinema History: The Verdict | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
The Shark Is Still Working | 2007 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled | 2006 | Video documentary short | Self | |
Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters | 2006 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Who Needs Sleep? | 2006 | Documentary as Richard Zanuck | Self | |
Shootout | 2005 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 100 Greatest War Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Richard D Zanuck) | Self |
The Last Mogul | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself – Producer (as Richard) | Self |
Miss Daisy’s Journey: From Stage to Screen | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself – Producer (as Richard) | Self |
Filming ‘Rush’ | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
The Making of ‘Road to Perdition’ | 2002 | TV Short documentary | Himself (as Richard Zanuck) | Self |
E! True Hollywood Story | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Enlisted: The Story of ‘M*A*S*H’ | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Richard Zanuck) | Self |
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of ‘The French Connection’ | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Producer (as Richard Zanuck) | Self |
History vs. Hollywood | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Backstory | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself – Producer / Himself – Former Fox Studio Executive | Self |
The Making of ‘Planet of the Apes’ | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself – Producer | Self |
Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself (uncredited) | Self |
John Williams: The Music of ‘Jaws 2’ | 2001 | Video short documentary | Himself (uncredited) | Self |
The Making of ‘Jaws 2’ | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Richard Zanuck) | Self |
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing ‘The French Connection’ | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Former Head of Production, Fox (as Richard Zanuck) | Self |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Behind the Rules of Engagement | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Behind the Planet of the Apes | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Richard Zanuck) | Self |
The Directors | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself – Fox Production President on ‘Patton’ (as Richard Zanuck) | Self |
The Making of Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon | 1994 | Video documentary | Himself, 20th Century Fox Production head (1962-1970) | Self |
Here’s Looking at You, Warner Bros. | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
The American Ireland Fund Annual Tribute a Salute to Gene Kelly | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself – Winner: Best Picture | Self |
Talking Pictures | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
The 55th Annual Academy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Picture | Self |
The Making of ‘The Verdict’ | 1982 | Video documentary short | Himself – Producer | Self |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1978 | TV Series | Himself – Producer | Self |
The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself – Producer (In Memoriam) | Archive Footage |
The EE British Academy Film Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Memorial Tribute | Archive Footage |
Richard D. Zanuck Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | Bessie (2015) | Won |
2009 | Special Award | Camerimage | Producer with Unique Visual Sensitivity | Won | |
2004 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | For producing. | Won | |
2001 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Producer of the Year | Won | |
1998 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Producing | Won | |
1993 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures | PGA Awards | Won | ||
1991 | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Academy Awards, USA | Won | ||
1990 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) | Won |
1990 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) | Won |
1976 | Showmanship Award | Publicists Guild of America | Motion Picture | Won | |
1968 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 11 December 1968. At 6915 Hollywood Blvd. | Won |
2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | Bessie (2015) | Nominated |
2009 | Special Award | Camerimage | Producer with Unique Visual Sensitivity | Nominated | |
2004 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | For producing. | Nominated | |
2001 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Producer of the Year | Nominated | |
1998 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Producing | Nominated | |
1993 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures | PGA Awards | Nominated | ||
1991 | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Academy Awards, USA | Nominated | ||
1990 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) | Nominated |
1990 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) | Nominated |
1976 | Showmanship Award | Publicists Guild of America | Motion Picture | Nominated | |
1968 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 11 December 1968. At 6915 Hollywood Blvd. | Nominated |