Craig Zadan
Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949 in Miami , Florida - † August 20, 2018 ) was an American film producer . In addition to numerous films, he also produced the Oscar awards in 2013 , 2014 and 2015 . Together with Neil Meron , he founded the production company Storyline Entertainment .
Life
His family moved to Brooklyn when he was two years old . Initially, Zadan worked for New York Magazine and wrote articles for After Dark , among other things . In the 1970s he made the acquaintance of Neil Meron in New York. Both worked for three years at Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival . In 1979 Zadan moved to Los Angeles and Meron followed him a year later. Together they finally founded Storyline Entertainment in 1980 and have been producing for cinema and television ever since. They also brought various musicals onto television such as Cinderella (1997), Annie (1999) and The Music Man (2003).
Filmography (selection)
- 1984: Footloose
- 1989: Sing - The Brooklyn Story ( Sing )
- 1991: The Spy Who Came Out High School ( If Looks Could Kill )
- 1996: A President Just in Case ( My Fellow Americans )
- 2002: Chicago
- 2003-2004: All Relative (It's All Relative) (11 episodes)
- 2007: Hairspray
- 2007: The best comes at last ( The Bucket List )
- 2009-2013: Drop Dead Diva (53 episodes)
- 2011: Footloose
- 2012: Smash (15 episodes)
- 2013: Academy Awards 2013
- 2013: Bonnie & Clyde (2 episodes)
- 2014: Academy Awards 2014
- 2014: Happyland (8 episodes)
- 2015: Academy Awards 2015
Web links
- Craig Zadan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Storyline Entertainment
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elizabeth Jensen: Music men: Zadan-Meron change tune, leap into action-adventure . In: Los Angeles Times . January 8, 2003. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ↑ Zadan, Craig (b. 1949), and Neil Meron (b. 1955) ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . glbtq.com. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zadan, Craig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miami , Florida |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th August 2018 |