Darryl F. Zanuck
Birthday
1902/09/05
Day of death
1979/12/22 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Wahoo, Nebraska, USA
Also know as
Darryl Francis Zanuck, Darryl Zanuck, Mark Canfield, Melville Crossman, Gregory Rogers
Biography
Darryl Francis Zanuck (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. 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). He produced three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture during his tenure. Zanuck was born in Wahoo, Nebraska, the son of Sarah Louise (née Torpin), ...Read more
Acting
(1951) The CinemaScope Parade
as Self
(1988) John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(2006) 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) D-Day Revisited
as Self
(1950) The Screen Writer
as Self (uncredited)
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
(2005) Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
as Self (archive footage)
(2000) Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
(1933) The 42nd Street Special
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest