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Richard D. Zanuck | 1934 - 2012

Richard Zanuck is photographed in his Beverly Hills home Feb. 10, 2010. He had four decades of hit films, including "The Sound of Music" and "Jaws."

Richard Zanuck is photographed in his Beverly Hills home Feb. 10, 2010. He had four decades of hit films, including “The Sound of Music” and “Jaws.”   (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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Richard D. Zanuck died Friday of a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 77. The only son of 20th Century Fox co-founder and original production head Darryl F. Zanuck, he carved out his own memorable Hollywood career as a production chief and independent producer.

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Actress Eva Green, producer Richard D. Zanuck and actress Bella Heathcote arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Dark Shadows” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on May 7, 2012, in Hollywood.  (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Producers Richard Zanuck and wife Lili Fini Zanuck arrive at the 68th Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills.   (Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Images)

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Producers Dean Zanuck, left, and Richard D. Zanuck arrive at the “Get Low” screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on Sept. 12, 2009, in Toronto.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

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