Biography
By 1960, he had formed a producing partnership with Stuart Millar that yielded the soapy "The Young Doctors" (1961) and the critically recognized political drama "The Best Man" (1964). Turman had perhaps his crowning achievement early as co-producer of Mike Nichols' seminal "The Graduate" (1967). After scoring with the film version of the Broadway drama "The Great White Hope" (1970), he entered into a prolific collaboration with fellow …
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Career Milestones
1996 | With John Morrissey, formed Turman/Morrissey Company; briefly took over Rastar Productions | |
1996 | Returned to TV-movies with small screen remake of "Pretty Poison" (Fox) | |
1994 | Produced Meryl Streep action film, "The River Wild" | |
1991 | Founded TFG film and TV production company with David Foster and independent producer Emese Green | |
1991 | Named director of the Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing Program at USC | |
1986 | Produced comedy hit, "Short Circuit" | |
1983 | Directed second feature "Second Thoughts"; also scripted | |
1975 | With David Foster, formed Turman-Foster Company (date approximate) | |
| Was executive producer of TV series "Get Christie Love" (ABC) | ||
1973 | Executive produced first TV-movie, "She Lives" (ABC) | |
1971 | Film directing debut, "The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker"; also produced | |
1967 | Was co-producer of "The Graduate"; earned Best Picture Oscar nomination | |
1967 | Formed own production company, Lawrence Turman, Inc.; first feature "The Flim-Flam Man" | |
1964 | Last film with Stuart Millar, "The Best Man" | |
1961 | Produced first film, "The Young Doctors" | |
1960 | With Stuart Millar, formed Millar-Turman Productions | |
| Began showbiz career as a talent agent with the Kurt Frings Agency | ||
| Worked in father's texile business for five years | ||
Awards
1967 | Academy Award for Best Picture in The Graduate |