Richard D. Zanuck

Richard Darryl Zanuck was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also instrumental in launching the career of director Steven Spielberg, who described Zanuck as a "director's producer" and "one of the most honorable and loyal men of our profession."

13 December 1934

Born on the same birth day (13 December): Amy Lee • Dan Hamhuis • Dave Leduc • Dick Van Dyke • Francesco Bianchini • Heinrich Heine • Herman Cain • Larry Kenon • Luiz Gonzaga • Philip W. Anderson • Talcott Parsons • Türkan Saylan • Van Heflin • Wendie Malick • Werner von Siemens

Born in the same month (December 1934): Billy Paul • Boris Volynov • Charlie Hodge (guitarist) • Hanif Mohammad • Irving Petlin • Joseph P. Hoar • Larisa Latynina • Marc Rich • Pratibha Patil • Russ Tamblyn • Salim Durani • Shyam Benegal • Stjepan Mesić