Zanuck
Americannoun
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“The French Connection” was rejected by every studio in town before Richard Zanuck, in his final days at 20th Century Fox, gave it the green light.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Darryl F. Zanuck, studio head of 20th Century Fox believed that audiences tended to stay away from movie theaters during the winter months.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022
“Nomadland,” Zhao’s recession-era portrait of itinerant people in the American West, is only the second film directed by a woman to win the producers’ Darryl F. Zanuck award for outstanding producer of a motion picture.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2021
Zanuck, the son of Hollywood mogul Darryl Zanuck, bought the property in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2020
Best Picture: We don’t hear the full list of nominees for Best Motion Picture, but in our world, Darryl F. Zanuck won for Gentleman’s Agreement.
From Slate • May 1, 2020
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