SAUL ZAENTZ
Name: Saul Zaentz
Born: February 28, 1921
Saul Zaentz ( born February 28, 1921) is an American film producer
and former record company executive. He has won the Academy Award for Best
Picture three times and in 1996 won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
Zaentz's film production career is marked by a dedication to the adaptation of
the novel. A prolific reader, Zaentz typically does not produce original
screenplays. His most recent production, Goya's Ghosts, is an exception,
being an original story by Jean-Claude Carriere and Miloš Forman.
Zaentz was born to immigrant Jewish parents in Passaic, New Jersey. After
serving in the United States Army during World War II, Zaentz began realizing
his passion for music as a distributor for Granz's Jazz Record company, a job
that included managing concert tours for greats like Duke Ellington and Stan
Getz.
Name: Saul Zaentz
Born: February 28, 1921
Saul Zaentz ( born February 28, 1921) is an American film producer
and former record company executive. He has won the Academy Award for Best
Picture three times and in 1996 won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
Zaentz's film production career is marked by a dedication to the adaptation of
the novel. A prolific reader, Zaentz typically does not produce original
screenplays. His most recent production, Goya's Ghosts, is an exception,
being an original story by Jean-Claude Carriere and Miloš Forman.
Zaentz was born to immigrant Jewish parents in Passaic, New Jersey. After
serving in the United States Army during World War II, Zaentz began realizing
his passion for music as a distributor for Granz's Jazz Record company, a job
that included managing concert tours for greats like Duke Ellington and Stan
Getz.