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Saul Zaentz
Production•Born February 28, 1921•Died January 3, 2014 (age 92)•Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Saul Zaentz (/ˈzænts/; February 28, 1921 – January 3, 2014) was an American film producer and former record company executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times and in 1996 was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Zaentz's film production career was marked by a dedication to the adaptation of the novel. A prolific reader, Zaentz typically did not produce original screenplays. His final production, Goya's Ghosts, was an exception, being an original story by Jean-Claude Carrièreand Miloš Forman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saul Zaentz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Oscars
1953•TV Series•
7.0
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975•Movie•
8.4
Fog City Mavericks
2007•Movie•
8.5
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009•Movie•
2.0
Completely Cuckoo
1997•Movie•
5.7
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009•Movie•
6.5
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976•Movie•
6.3
The Making of 'Amadeus'
2002•Movie•
7.6
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentProduction
BirthdayFebruary 28, 1921
Day of DeathJanuary 3, 2014
Place of BirthPassaic, New Jersey, USA
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