Darryl F. Zanuck

Many of his later films were designed in part to promote the careers of his successive girlfriends Bella Darvi Irina Demick and Geneviève Gilles and several movies he produced featured his girlfriend of moment including the French singer Juliette Gréco. Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5 1902 – December 22 1979) was an American film studio executive and producer; he also contributed to the scripts of the films on which he worked. [citation needed]


Studio head
In 1933 Zanuck left Warners to found 20th Century Films with Joseph Schenck and William Goetz releasing their material through United Artists.

Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5 1902 – December 22 1979) was an American film studio executive and producer; he also contributed to the scripts of the films on which he worked. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career was rivaled only by that of Adolph Zukor).