John Foreman (producer)

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John Foreman
Born
John Christian Foreman

(1925-07-26)July 26, 1925
Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 1992(1992-11-19) (aged 67)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse(s)Linda Lawson
(m. 1961)
ChildrenAmanda Foreman
Julie Foreman (b. 1963)

John Foreman[1] (July 26, 1925 – November 19, 1992)[1] was an American film producer.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Josh Christian Foreman was born on July 26, 1925 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Career[]

In the late 1960s, he and actor Paul Newman founded Newman-Foreman productions. He went on to produce Winning (1969) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He later produced four films in collaboration with director John Huston, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The Mackintosh Man (1973), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). His other film credits as producer include, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) and They Might Be Giants (1971)[2]

He was nominated twice for the Academy Award Best Picture for his films Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Prizzi's Honor.

Forman was married to actress and singer Linda Lawson. Amanda Foreman and Julie Foreman, both actresses, are their daughters.[3]

Death[]

He died on November 19, 1992 in Beverly Hills, California.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b According to the State of California. California Death Index, 1940–1997. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California
  2. ^ The New York Times: "They Might Be Giants"
  3. ^ "John Foreman". IMDb. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

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