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Laura Ziskin

Laura Ziskin
Ziskin, c. 1968
Born
Laura Ellen Ziskin

(1950-03-03)March 3, 1950
San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 2011(2011-06-12) (aged 61)
EducationUSC School of Cinematic Arts
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1976–2011
Spouses
(m. 1978, divorced)
(m. 2010)
Children1

Laura Ellen Ziskin[1] (March 3, 1950 – June 12, 2011)[2] was an American film producer. She was the executive producer of Pretty Woman (1990) and producer of Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012; posthumous credit).

She was the first woman to produce the Academy Awards telecast alone, producing the 74th Academy Awards (2002) and the 79th Academy Awards (2007).

  1. ^ Gale Research Company (2002). Contemporary theatre, film, and television, p. 388. Gale Research Co., ISBN 978-0-7876-5112-1
  2. ^ Aljean Harmetz (June 13, 2011). "Laura Ziskin, Producer of 'Spider-Man' and 'Pretty Woman,' Dies at 61". The New York Times.

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