What is Darryl F. Zanuck?
[[File:Darryl F. Zanuck in Grapes of Wrath trailer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Zanuck in c.1940]] '''Darryl Francis Zanuck''' (September 5, 1902 &ndash; December 22, 1979) was an American [[movie producer|producer]], [[writer]], [[actor]], [[movie director|director]] and studio executive. He played a major part in the [[Hollywood]] studio system. He earned three [[Academy Awards]]. His career lasted 48 years. Zanuck was born in Wahoo, [[Nebraska]] on September 5, 1902 to Louise (née Torpin) and Frank Zanuck.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wahooschools.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Wahoo's%20Famous%20Sons%3E%3EDarryl%20Zanuck |title=Wahoo Public Schools - Zanuck Remembered as a Hollywood Powerhouse |access-date=2012-08-19 |archive-date=2011-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101042728/http://www.wahooschools.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Wahoo%27s%20Famous%20Sons%3E%3EDarryl%20Zanuck |url-status=dead }}</ref> Zanuck was married to [[Virginia Fox]] from 1924 until they separated in 1956. They had three children. One of their children was movie producer [[Richard D. Zanuck]] who produced ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]''. Zanuck died on December 22, 1979 in [[Palm Springs, California]] from [[Oral cancer|jaw cancer]]. He was 77 years old. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons}} * {{IMDb name|id=0953123}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanuck, Darryl F.}} [[Category:1902 births]] [[Category:1979 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from jaw cancer]] [[Category:Actors from Nebraska]] [[Category:American Academy Award winning actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:Writers from Nebraska]] [[Category:American Protestants]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War I]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in California]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Golden Globe Award winners]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in California]] [[Cate