David Brown

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/28/1916
Birthplace:
New York, New York
biography
After a career in journalism (as a reporter, copy editor, assistant drama critic and magazine writer) and publishing, and after a long-tenure as an executive with 20th Century Fox's story department and creative affairs operations from 1952-71 and a brief spell as a Warner Bros. executive, founded the successful Zanuck/Brown production company in 1972 with Richard Zanuck, a 20th Century Fox colleague and son of his former employer, Darryl F. Zanuck. Beginning with its first film, "The Sting" (1973), the team produced such notable fare as Steven Spielberg's "The Sugarland Express" (1974) and Continued
Credits
Producer
2004
Co-Producer
2002
Producer
2001
Associate Producer
2001
Producer
2000
Co-Producer
2000
Producer
1999
Producer
1998
Producer
1997
Producer
1997
Producer
1995
Producer
1992
Producer
1992
Producer
1975
Producer
Executive Producer
Co-Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
1936 
Worked as apprentice reporter and copy-editor at San Francisco News and The Wall Street Journal
 
Worked as a stringer for The New York Times
1937 
Became night editor and assistant drama critic for Fairchild Publications, New York
 
Made editorial director for the Milk Research Council, New York
 
Became associate editor, Street & Smith Publishers, New York
 
Served as 1st lieutenant with US Army military intelligence during WWII
Continued