Richard D. Zanuck
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
- Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Backstory (2000)
- History vs. Hollywood (2001)
- The Making of 'Jaws' (1995)
- Belushi (2020)
- Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
- Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner (1997)
- The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
- Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection (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)
- All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (2006)
- Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. (1991)
- Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement' (2001)
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
- The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000)
- The Making of Jaws 2 (2001)