RICHARD D. ZANUCK DIES-77

"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Oscar-winning producer Richard D. Zanuck, whose films include "Driving Miss Daisy," "Jaws," and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," died Friday at age 77 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, his publicists said..."

 


  His legendary father was  Darryl F. Zanuck. He was an American producer, writer, actor, director and studio executive who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor). He earned three Academy Awards during his tenure. He ran Warner Brothers Studio before taking his expertise to 20th Century Fox.

He was at Fox when my favorite movie, "ALL ABOUT EVE", was produced & won best picture in 1950.

There is even a nod to him in the actual script/movie.