Biography
executive before founding the successful Zanuck/Brown production company in 1972 with Richard Zanuck, a 20th Century Fox colleague and son of his former employer, Darryl F. Zanuck. Beginning with their first film, "The Sting" (1973), the team produced such notable fare as Steven Spielberg's "The Sugarland Express" (1974) and "Jaws" (1975), Sidney Lumet's "The Verdict" (1982) and Ron Howard's "Cocoon" (1985) before disbanding in 1988. Brown …
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Career Milestones
| Became a producer for 20th Century-Fox | ||
| Joined Cosmopolitan magazine as associate editor and later managing editor | ||
| Left Fox to become editorial vice president of New American Library of World Literature, Inc. | ||
| Left Fox to join Warner Bros. as executive president of creative operations and member of the board of directors | ||
| Made editorial director for the Milk Research Council, New York | ||
| Made member of executive staff for 20th Century-Fox studios | ||
| Made story editor and head of scenario department for 20th Century-Fox | ||
| Named associate editor, then executive editor and editor-in-chief of Liberty magazine in New York | ||
| Promoted to executive vice president, creative affairs and member of the board of directors for 20th Century-Fox | ||
| Returned to 20th Century-Fox as executive story operations | ||
| Served as 1st lieutenant with US Army military intelligence during WWII | ||
| Worked as a stringer for The New York Times | ||
1936 | Worked as apprentice reporter and copy-editor for the San Francisco News and The Wall Street Journal | |
1949 | Worked as editorial director for the national education campaign of the American Medical Association | |
1952 | Joined 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. as managing editor of the story department in L.A. | |
1956 | Appointed member of executive staff of Darryl F. Zanuck | |
1967 | Made vice president story operations for 20th Century-Fox | |
1972 | Co-founded Zanuck/Brown Company with partner Richard Zanuck; dissolved company 1988 | |
1973 | First film released by Zanuck/Brown, the Oscar-winning Best Picture, "The Sting" | |
1974 | With Zanuck, produced "The Sugarland Express," which marked the feature directorial debut of Steven Spielberg | |
1975 | Produced the Spielberg directed and Oscar-nominated, "Jaws" | |
1978 | Served as producer for the sequel, "Jaws 2" | |
1982 | Produced (with Zanuck) "The Verdict"; received Best Picture Oscar nomination | |
1985 | Enjoyed a box-office hit as producer of "Cocoon" | |
1988 | Produced the sequel, "Cocoon: The Return" | |
1992 | Was a producer on the Academy Award nominated film, "A Few Good Men" | |
1997 | Produced "Kiss the Girls" and "The Saint" | |
1998 | Re-teamed with Zanuck as producer of "Deep Impact" | |
1999 | Produced the film adaptation of Frank McCourt's memoir, "Angela's Ashes" | |
2000 | Received Best Picture Oscar nomination as producer of "Chocolat" | |
2001 | Produced the stage musical adaptation of "Sweet Smell of Success"; production opened in Chicago before moving to NYC in spring 2002 | |
2001 | Served as a producer on "Along Came a Spider," with Morgan Freeman reprising his role as Dr. Alex Cross from "Kiss the Girls" | |
2003 | Produced the off-Broadway Jerry Herman musical revue, "Showtune" | |
2005 | Produced the Broadway musical, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" | |
Awards
1975 | Academy Award for Best Picture in Jaws |
1982 | Academy Award for Best Picture in The Verdict |
1992 | Academy Award for Best Picture in A Few Good Men |
1992 | BAFTA Award for Film in The Player |
1993 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in The Player |
2000 | Academy Award for Best Picture in Chocolat |