
Richard D. Zanuck
Department: Production
Biography
Richard Darryl Zanuck (/ˈzænək/; December 13, 1934 – July 13, 2012) was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also instrumental in launching the career of director Steven Spielberg, who described Zanuck as a "director's producer" and "one of the most honorable and loyal men of our profession."
Known For

The Making of 'Jaws'
1995

Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
1991

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013

In the Teeth of Jaws
1997

Who Needs Sleep?
2006

Jaws: The Inside Story
2010

Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001

Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled
2006

The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998

The Shark Is Still Working
2009

The Making of Jaws 2
2001

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
1997

Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003

Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003

Belushi
2020

The Last Mogul
2005

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003

History vs. Hollywood
2001

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010

Backstory
2000