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Eugene Zukor; Former Producer, Treasurer for Paramount

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Eugene Zukor, 97, former producer and treasurer for Paramount studios. The only son of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, he was born in Chicago but moved to New York and then to Los Angeles as his father got into the new business of motion pictures. In the 1930s, the younger Zukor produced films including “The Island of Lost Men,” “The Way of All Flesh” and “Women Without Names.” He also served in various administrative positions at the studio including treasurer and talent executive. Zukor served in the Navy during World War I and headed the Navy’s Hollywood public relations office during World War II. On Wednesday in Beverly Hills.

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