Richard D. Zanuck

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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.

IMDB Wikipedia “Camerimage” (2009) “Maleficent” “Cocoon” 1934 2012 20th Century Fox Academy Award for Best Picture Alice in Wonderland (2010) American film directors Angelina Jolie Beverly Hills California Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Cinema of the United States Clint Eastwood Dark Shadows (2012) Darryl F. Zanuck Darrylin Zanuck DePineda David Brown Dean Zanuck December 13 Driving Miss Daisy Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Entertainment_Culture Film Film producer Golden Globe Award – Best Film (2011) Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (1990) Harrison Zanuck Helena Bonham Carter Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1991) Janet Beverly Zanuck Davidson Jaws Johnny Depp July 13 Laura Gentle Lifetime Achievement Award (2004) Lili Fini Zanuck (m. 1978–2012) Lili Gentle (m. 1958–1968) Linda Harrison (m. 1969–1978) Los Angeles Mark Wahlberg Otto Preminger Planet of the Apes (2001) Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Television Movie (2015) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie (2015) Producers Guild of America Award (1993) Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Richard D. Zanuck Richard Zanuck Saturn Award – Best Horror Film (2007) Stanford University Steven Spielberg Susan Zanuck Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street The Sugarland Express Tim Burton Tim Roth United States Virginia Fox Virginia Lorraine Zanuck Warner Bros.

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
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