Sunday, July 15, 2012

Richard D. Zanuck, 1934-2012


Famed Hollywood producer Richard D. Zanuck died on the morning of Friday, July 13th, 2012 of a heart attack. He was 77 years old.

Zanuck produced numerous films, including Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy, and True Crime, among others.

Zanuck also served as producer on six of Tim Burton's films: Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Dark Shadows (2012).

You can read more about the working relationship of Tim Burton and Richard D. Zanuck that lasted over a decade in this article by clicking here.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

RIP Mr. Zanuck. What a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

Jack said...

hey guys, i dunno if you might have already posted about this but here is the disney's website for frankenweenie! looks pretty cool. can't tell, is that Danny's music in the background?
http://disney.go.com/frankenweenie/

Unknown said...

Awe, may he rest in piece! <3