It would seem almost preordained that the son of legendary studio head Darryl F. Zanuck would pursue a career in the film industry. While still in college, Richard D Zanuck began working in the story department at 20th CenturyFox and immediately after graduating was appointed as vice president of Darryl F. Zanuck Productions. He trained in film work assisting his famous father on The Sun Also Rises 1956 and Islands in the Sun 1957 before producing his first feature, Compulsion 1959, at age 24. Zanuck followed with two uneven but fairly prestigious productions: Sanctuary 1961, based on the William Faulkner novel, and The Chapman Report 1964. By the time of the latters release, though, he was ensconced in the executive suites of 20th CenturyFox. During his reign as head of production, the studio accumulated over 150 Oscar nominations, and released three Best Picture winners, The Sound of Music 1965, Patton 1970 and The French Connection 1971. Despite those successes, the companys continuing fiscal problems prompted his father to fire him in 1970. Zanuck moved on to other executive posts, harboring no ill will towards his sire, whom he lauds as the best executive I ever worked for. He taught me everything. After serving briefly as senior executive vice president at Warner Bros., he formed the ZanuckBrown Company with longtime associate David Brown in 1972.

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