Laura Ellen Ziskin was an American film producer, known as the executive producer of Pretty Woman and producer of Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
14 Facts About Laura Ziskin
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Laura Ziskin was the first woman to produce the Academy Awards telecast alone, producing the 74th Academy Awards and the 79th Academy Awards.
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Laura Ziskin's father was a psychologist and lawyer who died of prostate cancer, aged 77, on June 14,1997.
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Laura Ziskin quickly became a development executive, moving into feature films with Jon Peters' production company where she worked on the remake of A Star Is Born, starring Barbra Streisand.
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Laura Ziskin was the associate producer of The Eyes of Laura Mars.
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Laura Ziskin formed Fogwood Films with partner Sally Field in 1984, and produced Murphy's Romance.
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Since the formation of Fox 2000, Laura Ziskin rounded up an impressive number of directors and writers.
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In 2002, Laura Ziskin was awarded the Crystal Award by Women in Film for her efforts at expanding the role of women in the entertainment industry.
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In February 2004, Laura Ziskin was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, a disease doctors had repeatedly missed previously because of the diffuse type of cancer she had.
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Laura Ziskin died of breast cancer at her home in Santa Monica, California, on June 12,2011, aged 61.
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Laura Ziskin died a few weeks after principal filming ended on The Amazing Spider-Man but three weeks before filming began on The Butler.
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When she was about 27, Laura Ziskin married writer Julian Barry, relocating to Connecticut to help him raise his three children from a previous marriage.
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Laura Ziskin was married to writer Alvin Sargent from 2010 until her death in 2011 from complications of breast cancer.
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Laura Ziskin was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.