Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck | |
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Zanuck in 1964 | |
| Born | Darryl Francis Zanuck September 5, 1902 Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | December 22, 1979 (aged 77) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Years active | 1922–1970 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Richard D. Zanuck |
| Relatives | Dean Zanuck (grandson) |
Darryl Francis Zanuck (/ˈzænək/; September 5, 1902 – December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. Best known as a co-founder of 20th Century Fox, he played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career was rivaled only by that of Adolph Zukor). Zanuck produced three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture and won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award three times, the only person to receive more than one.