Word: zanuck
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Darryl F. Zanuck, deeply moved by a chance to aid fallen humanity (at regular admission prices), announced that Hollywood would do the unbelievable--make a picture of "Tobacco Road," worthy of the book, as great as the play, equal to the "Grapes of Wrath." John Ford was selected for director. Charley Grapewin, one of the finest character actors in films, was given the role of Jeeter Lester. Gene Tierney was selected for the sluttish Lester daughter after a far-flung talent search. The best photographers in Hollywood, superb make-up artists, perfectly realistic sets were assembled. Hollywood held its breath...
...That Night in Rio, Producer Darryl Zanuck sent an outline of the story to the Brazilian embassy in Washington for approval and suggestions before shooting started, consulted with the Whitney Committee's committees in Hollywood kept an expert handy...
...years Hollywood shied away from the play's degeneracy. But last year Producer Darryl Zanuck managed to disinfect John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath to the satisfaction of the Hays office and the family trade. Soon Producer Zanuck paid more than $200,000 for Tobacco Road, put his Grapes of Wrath crew on the job (Screenwriter Nunnally Johnson, Director John Ford), got Charley Grapewin, who played Grandpa Joad in The Grapes, to play the slovenly, bearded farmer jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road...
Tough, fun-loving little Songwriter B. G. ("Buddy") De Sylva was getting along fine at Fox when Darryl Zanuck popped up in 1935 and merged Fox with his own 2Oth Century Pictures. Buddy De Sylva soon parted company with Zanuck, went over to Universal for a while, then to R. K. O. When he parted company with R. K. 0. too, Hollywood said De Sylva was washed...
...east and staged three fabulously successful Broadway musicomedies in quick succession: Du Barry Was a Lady, Louisiana Purchase, Panama Hattie. Last week Buddy De Sylva was back in Hollywood with a new job. As of May 1, he will be production head of Paramount-a job as big as Zanuck...