David Brown

David Brown

Birthday: 1916-07-28

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography: David Brown (July 28, 1916 – February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.

Movies

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

A retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers ...

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Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden A...

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive fi...

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Crown Heights
Crown Heights

After the Crown Heights riots, an orthodox Rabbi and a community activist help two youths--one a Has...

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In the Teeth of Jaws
In the Teeth of Jaws

BBC documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws....

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The Making of 'Jaws'
The Making of 'Jaws'

A documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews f...

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Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Marilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's Got to Give", has become one of the most talked about u...

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The Making of Jaws 2
The Making of Jaws 2

A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this sequel to the now-clas...

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Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian...

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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971)....

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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happe...

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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films....

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