Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

ActorProducerWriterCrewDirector Sep 5 (died age 77) Wahoo, Nebraska, USA 1923–2022 (99 year career)
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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), …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (296)

Movies (296)

Hung Up

Hung Up

1973

Producer

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Executive Producer

7.2
The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965

Executive Producer

7.1
The Visit

The Visit

1964

Producer

7.1
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

Producer

7.6
The Chapman Report

The Chapman Report

1962

Producer

5.1
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1961

Producer

4.8
The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1961

Producer

5.7
Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror

1960

Producer

7.5
Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror

1960

Writer

7.5
The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

1958

Producer

6.1
The Barbarian and the Geisha

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

Executive Producer

5.9
Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

1957

Producer

6.6
The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

1957

Producer

5.7
The King and I

The King and I

1956

Executive Producer

7.1
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956

Producer

6.7
On the Threshold of Space

On the Threshold of Space

1956

Executive Producer

4.0
Good Morning, Miss Dove

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955

Executive Producer

6.8
Seven Cities of Gold

Seven Cities of Gold

1955

Executive Producer

5.5
The View from Pompey's Head

The View from Pompey's Head

1955

Executive Producer

2.8
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

Producer

6.4
Broken Lance

Broken Lance

1954

Executive Producer

6.5
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

Executive Producer

5.9
Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952

Producer

6.9
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Producer

5.9
People Will Talk

People Will Talk

1951

Producer

7.1
David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

1951

Producer

5.7
Under My Skin

Under My Skin

1950

Executive Producer

5.9
All About Eve

All About Eve

1950

Producer

8.1
The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

Executive Producer

7.3
No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

Presenter

6.9
No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

Producer

6.9
Night and the City

Night and the City

1950

Executive Producer

7.5
A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

Executive Producer

5.8
Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

Producer

7.1
Pinky

Pinky

1949

Producer

7.1
Slattery's Hurricane

Slattery's Hurricane

1949

Executive Producer

5.0
Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949

Executive Producer

6.0
It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

1949

Executive Producer

6.5
The Forbidden Street

The Forbidden Street

1949

Executive Producer

6.7
The Fan

The Fan

1949

Executive Producer

5.7
You're My Everything

You're My Everything

1949

Executive Producer

3.8
Sand

Sand

1949

Executive Producer

4.5
Everybody Does It

Everybody Does It

1949

Executive Producer

8.1
Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948

Executive Producer

7.1
Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

1948

Executive Producer

6.7
The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit

1948

Executive Producer

7.1
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948

Executive Producer

6.7
Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy

1948

Executive Producer

8.1
The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain

1948

Presenter

5.8
That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

1948

Executive Producer

6.5
Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

Executive Producer

6.0
Road House

Road House

1948

Executive Producer

6.7
The Walls of Jericho

The Walls of Jericho

1948

Executive Producer

4.9
Give My Regards to Broadway

Give My Regards to Broadway

1948

Executive Producer

7.0
The Foxes of Harrow

The Foxes of Harrow

1947

Executive Producer

5.7
Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement

1947

Producer

7.0
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

1947

Executive Producer

7.2
Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

Executive Producer

7.0
Forever Amber

Forever Amber

1947

Executive Producer

6.0
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

Additional Writing

5.0
Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

1947

Executive Producer

7.2
The Homestretch

The Homestretch

1947

Executive Producer

Moss Rose

Moss Rose

1947

Executive Producer

6.5
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

Executive Producer

8.5
Carnival in Costa Rica

Carnival in Costa Rica

1947

Executive Producer

6.0
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

1946

Producer

6.7
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1946

Producer

6.9
Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

1946

Executive Producer

6.7
Centennial Summer

Centennial Summer

1946

Executive Producer

5.5
Claudia and David

Claudia and David

1946

Executive Producer

7.0
Strange Triangle

Strange Triangle

1946

Executive Producer

3.5
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

Executive Producer

7.4
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

Presenter

7.4
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

Executive Producer

7.4
Wilson

Wilson

1944

Producer

5.5
Winged Victory

Winged Victory

1944

Producer

5.5
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

1944

Producer

6.0
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

1944

Story

6.0
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944

Executive Producer

5.6
Wintertime

Wintertime

1943

Executive Producer

3.5
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943

Executive Producer

6.3
China Girl

China Girl

1942

Producer

5.3
China Girl

China Girl

1942

Screenplay

5.3
The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942

Executive Producer

6.5
This Above All

This Above All

1942

Producer

6.7
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942

Executive Producer

5.4
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942

Story

5.4
Moontide

Moontide

1942

Executive Producer

6.3
To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

Producer

5.4
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942

Executive Producer

6.8
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

Director

7.3
Sex Hygiene

Sex Hygiene

1942

Producer

4.9
Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands

1942

Executive Producer

6.2
Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

1941

Producer

6.5
The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast

1941

Producer

5.0
Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

Executive Producer

5.7
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

Producer

6.7
How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941

Producer

7.3
Western Union

Western Union

1941

Executive Producer

6.0
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1941

Executive Producer

6.9
A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

Producer

5.5
A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

Story

5.5
That Night in Rio

That Night in Rio

1941

Producer

6.3
Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Executive Producer

7.0
Know For Sure

Know For Sure

1941

Producer

3.8
Week-End in Havana

Week-End in Havana

1941

Executive Producer

6.7
Wild Geese Calling

Wild Geese Calling

1941

Executive Producer

5.8
Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami

1941

Executive Producer

6.1
The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

Producer

6.3
Little Old New York

Little Old New York

1940

Producer

4.4
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

Producer

4.4
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Producer

7.8
Four Sons

Four Sons

1940

Producer

6.7
The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1940

Executive Producer

7.1
The Man I Married

The Man I Married

1940

Producer

6.0
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

Producer

5.7
Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

1940

Producer

6.0
Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

1940

Producer

5.8
Star Dust

Star Dust

1940

Producer

4.8
Down Argentine Way

Down Argentine Way

1940

Producer

6.2
Maryland

Maryland

1940

Producer

6.2
The Great Profile

The Great Profile

1940

Producer

6.3
Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940

Producer

6.1
Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Producer

4.4
Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

Producer

5.8
Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

Producer

6.5
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

Executive Producer

6.3
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

Executive Producer

7.1
Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Producer

5.3
Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

Producer

6.3
Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

Producer

6.5
The Gorilla

The Gorilla

1939

Executive In Charge Of Production

4.6
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Producer

6.9
Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

Producer

7.2
The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

Producer

5.8
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

Producer

6.2
Swanee River

Swanee River

1939

Producer

6.7
Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women

1939

Producer

6.0
Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

Producer

6.0
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

Executive Producer

4.9
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Producer

7.0
Tail Spin

Tail Spin

1939

Producer

5.8
Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1939

Producer

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

Executive Producer

5.8
Happy Landing

Happy Landing

1938

Producer

5.3
In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

1938

Producer

6.6
Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

Producer

4.8
Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

Producer

6.6
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

Producer

6.3
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938

Producer

6.0
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

Executive In Charge Of Production

6.7
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

Executive Producer

6.0
My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

1938

Producer

5.3
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1938

Producer

5.5
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938

Producer

5.7
International Settlement

International Settlement

1938

Producer

5.6
Josette

Josette

1938

Executive Producer

6.5
Gateway

Gateway

1938

Producer

6.5
Suez

Suez

1938

Producer

5.2
Always Goodbye

Always Goodbye

1938

Producer

6.8
Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937

Producer

5.0
Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

1937

Producer

6.3
Heidi

Heidi

1937

Producer

6.8
Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses

1937

Producer

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

Executive In Charge Of Production

6.0
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937

Production Manager

7.3
Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

1937

Producer

6.6
Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy

1937

Executive Producer

5.7
Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live

1937

Producer

5.3
Thin Ice

Thin Ice

1937

Producer

6.6
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

Producer

6.0
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

Producer

4.5
On the Avenue

On the Avenue

1937

Producer

6.7
Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

1937

Producer

5.5
To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936

Producer

4.5
The Country Beyond

The Country Beyond

1936

Producer

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

Producer

6.8
Half Angel

Half Angel

1936

Producer

6.0
Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Executive Producer

5.5
Reunion

Reunion

1936

Executive Producer

Private Number

Private Number

1936

Production Manager

6.5
The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1936

Producer

6.3
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

1936

Producer

6.0
Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

1936

Producer

6.1
Ladies in Love

Ladies in Love

1936

Executive In Charge Of Production

5.8
Ramona

Ramona

1936

Executive Producer

5.1
White Hunter

White Hunter

1936

Producer

Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London

1936

Production Manager

7.2
White Fang

White Fang

1936

Producer

6.0
Sing, Baby, Sing

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936

Producer

5.7
Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936

Producer

6.6
It Had to Happen

It Had to Happen

1936

Producer

5.5
A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia

1936

Producer

4.8
Clive of India

Clive of India

1935

Producer

4.7
'G' Men

'G' Men

1935

Novel

6.6
Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

1935

Producer

6.2
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1935

Producer

7.1
Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

1935

Producer

7.4
Metropolitan

Metropolitan

1935

Producer

Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

Producer

5.6
Professional Soldier

Professional Soldier

1935

Producer

4.5
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

Production Manager

6.2
Show Them No Mercy!

Show Them No Mercy!

1935

Producer

7.0
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935

Producer

6.3
Thanks a Million

Thanks a Million

1935

Producer

6.1
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman

1934

Producer

3.0
The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

Producer

4.9
The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild

1934

Producer

6.2
Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1934

Producer

5.6
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934

Producer

5.3
The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum

1934

Producer

0.5
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

1934

Producer

6.2
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1934

Producer

7.0
42nd Street

42nd Street

1933

Producer

6.9
Baby Face

Baby Face

1933

Story

7.2
Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady

1933

Producer

6.0
Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady

1933

Producer

6.1
Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

1933

Producer

5.9
Lady Killer

Lady Killer

1933

Story

6.9
Blood Money

Blood Money

1933

Producer

7.0
The Bowery

The Bowery

1933

Producer

5.0
The Working Man

The Working Man

1933

Producer

6.6
Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

1933

Producer

7.0
Doctor X

Doctor X

1932

Executive Producer

6.0
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

Producer

6.3
Life Begins

Life Begins

1932

Executive Producer

6.0
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

Producer

6.2
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1932

Producer

7.2
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1932

Story

7.2
The Rich Are Always with Us

The Rich Are Always with Us

1932

Producer

4.8
The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

Producer

6.3
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

1932

Producer

7.2
Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

1931

Executive Producer

7.0
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931

Producer

7.2
Little Caesar

Little Caesar

1931

Producer

6.9
Illicit

Illicit

1931

Producer

5.6
The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

1930

Writer

6.3
The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

1930

Executive Producer

6.3
Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

1930

Story

4.2
Three Faces East

Three Faces East

1930

Producer

4.9
Disraeli

Disraeli

1929

Producer

5.1
The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

1929

Producer

5.5
On With the Show!

On With the Show!

1929

Producer

5.2
Madonna of Avenue A

Madonna of Avenue A

1929

Story

Hardboiled Rose

Hardboiled Rose

1929

Story

The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool

1928

Producer

4.3
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928

Associate Producer

6.2
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928

Story

6.2
Tenderloin

Tenderloin

1928

Producer

Tenderloin

Tenderloin

1928

Story

Lights of New York

Lights of New York

1928

Production Supervisor

5.4
State Street Sadie

State Street Sadie

1928

Story

The Terror

The Terror

1928

Producer

6.0
My Man

My Man

1928

Story

Pay as You Enter

Pay as You Enter

1928

Story

The Midnight Taxi

The Midnight Taxi

1928

Story

5.0
The Black Diamond Express

The Black Diamond Express

1927

Story

Tracked by the Police

Tracked by the Police

1927

Story

8.0
The Desired Woman

The Desired Woman

1927

Associate Producer

The Desired Woman

The Desired Woman

1927

Story

Simple Sis

Simple Sis

1927

Story

Old San Francisco

Old San Francisco

1927

Producer

5.3
Old San Francisco

Old San Francisco

1927

Writer

5.3
The First Auto

The First Auto

1927

Producer

4.5
The First Auto

The First Auto

1927

Story

4.5
Jaws of Steel

Jaws of Steel

1927

Writer

8.0
Wolf's Clothing

Wolf's Clothing

1927

Screenplay

Ham and Eggs at the Front

Ham and Eggs at the Front

1927

Story

Irish Hearts

Irish Hearts

1927

Story

The Missing Link

The Missing Link

1927

Scenario Writer

2.0
The Cave Man

The Cave Man

1926

Writer

So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris

1926

Producer

6.1
The Little Irish Girl

The Little Irish Girl

1926

Adaptation

The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole

1926

Screenplay

5.0
Oh! What a Nurse!

Oh! What a Nurse!

1926

Scenario Writer

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1926

Adaptation

4.0
Footloose Widows

Footloose Widows

1926

Writer

The Social Highwayman

The Social Highwayman

1926

Story

The Limited Mail

The Limited Mail

1925

Writer

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925

Producer

6.8
Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1925

Story

6.0
Eve's Lover

Eve's Lover

1925

Producer

Eve's Lover

Eve's Lover

1925

Scenario Writer

Hogan's Alley

Hogan's Alley

1925

Writer

A Broadway Butterfly

A Broadway Butterfly

1925

Writer

Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

1925

Story

On Thin Ice

On Thin Ice

1925

Scenario Writer

Three Weeks in Paris

Three Weeks in Paris

1925

Scenario Writer

Money to Burns

Money to Burns

1924

Co-Writer

The Lighthouse by the Sea

The Lighthouse by the Sea

1924

Writer

10.0
Sherlock's Home

Sherlock's Home

1924

Scenario Writer

4.8
Find Your Man

Find Your Man

1924

Writer

10.0
Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

1923

Writer

Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

1923

Writer

Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

1923

Writer