Richard Zanuck

Tim Burton reflects on ‘Frankenweenie’ box office, plots his next step

2013-02-15 11:13:02

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Sharon Stone sells Beverly Crest compound for $6.575 million

2012-12-01 09:00:00

Actress Sharon Stone has sold a compound in the Beverly Crest area for $6.575 million. The buyer is producer Lili Zanuck, widow of film producer Richard Zanuck. Surrounded by walls and gated, the Mediterranean-style estate sits on 5 acres with...

Jake Eberts dies at 71; film producer for 'Gandhi,' 'Chariots of Fire,' 'Driving Miss Daisy'

2012-09-08 00:00:00

Jake Eberts, the Canadian independent producer and founder of Britain's Goldcrest Films, which revived the British cinema industry in the 1980s with a string of Oscar-winning movies, including "Gandhi" and "Chariots of Fire," died Thursday in Montreal. He...

Hollywood legend Dick Zanuck: a princeling who earned his stripes

2012-07-13 17:34:00

When Dick Zanuck and I had lunch last month, it would’ve been impossible to imagine that the veteran producer would be gone six weeks later. Zanuck, who was 77 when he died Friday at his home in Beverly Hills, looked at least a decade younger and...

Richard Zanuck dies at 77; Oscar-winning producer

2012-07-14 00:00:00

One day in 1962, the Hollywood legend Darryl F. Zanuck turned to his 27-year-old son, Richard, seeking advice. Whom, the elder Zanuck asked, should he appoint head of production of 20th Century Fox, which had fallen on hard times and was losing...

The Zanucks – father and son movie moguls

2012-07-23 04:34:39

Outpouring of grief for Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, killed in Beverly Hills attack

2010-11-16 16:33:17

Ronni Chasen: Hollywood's ultimate old-school publicist

2010-11-16 16:32:25

William Self dies at 89; 20th Century-Fox production executive

2010-11-19 00:00:00

William Self, a producer and television executive who was in charge of television production at 20th Century-Fox during the 1960s and early `70s when its list of successful shows included "Peyton Place," "Batman" and " MASH," has died. He was 89. ------...

Longtime Hollywood publicist shot to death in Beverly Hills

2010-11-16 18:59:00

The premiere party for the movie "Burlesque" was just the sort of glitzy Hollywood affair that Ronni Chasen, a veteran movie publicist, loved, and as she had for four decades, she worked the room with relish. As celebrities, including Jane Fonda and the...

Ronni Chasen's spirit alive in Golden Globe nominations

2010-12-14 10:03:59

She wasn't there to hear the news or congratulate her clients, but Ronni Chasen was very much present at Tuesday's Golden Globe nominations. The veteran publicist and awards consultant, who was slain on Nov. 16, worked on the successful Golden Globe...

'Argo' wins best picture at Oscars: 'Pi' tops in total Oscars with four, including directing

2013-02-25 00:30:06

This time, the "Argo" story in Variety is truly about a big picture. Connecting three decades of history while erasing a quarter-century of Oscar protocol, Ben Affleck's "Argo" survived -- and indeed, thrived -- following its exclusion from the director...

Head of production at 20th Century Fox , the Oscar -winning producer of such films as "Jaws" helped usher in the modern blockbuster era. He followed with well-regarded films such as "The Verdict" and "Driving Miss Daisy" and produced six films by director Tim Burton and helped launch the career of

2012-07-14 18:41:00

Richard D. Zanuck, one of the most legendary and influential figures in the history of the movie business, died Friday morning at age 77. On his watch, Fox released era-defining classics such as "The Sound of Music," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "MASH.

2012-07-13 22:27:00