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20th-century producers

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Aamir KhanPerson · Film memorabiliaAamir Hussain Khan (pronounced [ˈaːmɪr xaːn]; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr.
Alan J. PakulaPerson · Film memorabiliaAlan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Alex GibneyPerson · Film memorabiliaPhilip Alexander Gibney (born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer.
Angela SantomeroPerson · Film memorabiliaAngela Candace Santomero (born April 26, 1968) is an American television producer and co-creator of the Nickelodeon children's television programs Blue's Clues, as well as its spin-off…
Ann HuiPerson · Film memorabilia
Arne GlimcherDesigner · Modern designArnold "Arne" Glimcher (born March 12, 1938) is an American art dealer, gallerist, film producer, and film director.
Arne SucksdorffPhotographer · PhotographyArne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers.
Arthur SchwartzPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur Schwartz (November 25, 1900 – September 3, 1984) was an American composer and film producer, widely noted for his songwriting collaborations with Howard Dietz.
Barbara SteelePerson · Film memorabiliaBarbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English actress and producer, known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s.
Basil WrightPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Conference of "World Union of documentary films" in 1948 Warsaw: Basil Wright (on the left), Elmar Klos, Joris Ivens and Jerzy Toeplitz.
Bette MidlerPerson · Music memorabiliaBette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author.
Bill WalshPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Crozier Walsh (September 30, 1913 – January 27, 1975) was a film producer, screenwriter and comics writer who primarily worked on live-action films for Walt Disney Productions.
Billy WilderPerson · Film memorabiliaBilly Wilder (born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian and American film director and screenwriter.
Brad LewisPerson · Film memorabiliaBradford Clark Lewis (born April 29, 1958) is an American film producer, director, writer and politician.
Brian De PalmaPerson · Film memorabiliaBrian Russell De Palma ([de ˈpalma]; born September 11, 1940) is an American filmmaker.
Brian GibsonPerson · Film memorabiliaBrian Gibson (22 September 1944 – 4 January 2004) was an English film and television director.
Bruce McDonaldPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in Kingston.
Carl ForemanPerson · Film memorabiliaCarl Foreman (July 23, 1914 – June 26, 1984) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and director.
Chen SichengPerson · Film memorabilia
Christine VachonPerson · Film memorabiliaChristine Vachon (born November 21, 1962) is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector.
Christophe BarratierPerson · Film memorabiliaChristophe Barratier (kʁistɔf baʁatje; born 17 June 1963) is a French film producer, director and screenwriter, and lyricist.
Connie StevensPerson · Film memorabiliaConnie Stevens was born in Brooklyn to musician parents, Stevens was raised there until the age of 12, when she was sent
Cy FeuerPerson · Music memorabiliaCyrus "Cy" Feuer (born Seymour Arnold Feuerman; January 15, 1911 – May 17, 2006) was an American theatre producer, director, composer, musician, and half of the celebrated producing duo…
Damon HerrimanPerson · Film memorabiliaDamon Herriman (born 31 March 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dewey Crowe on the FX neo-western crime series Justified (2010–15), Romeo on the Starz drama…
Dario ArgentoPerson · Film memorabiliaDario Argento (lang; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian filmmaker. His influential work in the horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the…
David CronenbergPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
David PuttnamPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam (born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords.
David SchwimmerPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, and producer.
David WeismanPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Weisman (born March 11, 1942 – October 9, 2019) was an American film producer, author, and graphic artist, most noted for his films Ciao! Manhattan and Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Dean MartinPerson · Music memorabiliaDean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, comedian and television host.
Denise Di NoviPerson · Film memorabilia
Desmond DavisPerson · Film memorabiliaDesmond Stanley Tracey Davis (24 May 1926 – 3 July 2021) was a British film and television director, best known for his 1981 film Clash of the Titans.
Dominic ChianesePerson · Film memorabiliaDominic Chianese (born February 24, 1931) is an American actor, singer, and musician.
Don HahnPerson · Film memorabiliaDonald Paul Hahn (born November 26, 1955) is an American film producer. He served as a producer for the Disney films Beauty and the Beast (1991, the first out of three animated films to be…
Donald CrombiePerson · Film memorabiliaDonald Charles Crombie (5 July 1942 – 25 March 2025) was an Australian film and television director.
Efa IwaraPerson · Film memorabiliaEfa Iwara (born 20 August 1986), also known as Efa, is a Nigerian actor and rapper.
Elías QuerejetaPerson · Film memorabilia
Elmo WilliamsPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Elmo Williams (April 30, 1913 – November 25, 2015) was an American film and television editor, producer, director and executive.
Emlyn WilliamsPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Emlyn Williams (Welsh: Siôr Emlyn ap Gwilym; 26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987) was a Welsh writer, dramatist and actor.
Erika StuckyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erika Stucky (2016)
Ethan CoenPerson · Film memorabiliaEthan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Joel, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed…
Fernando León de AranoaIllustrator · Illustration
Franchot TonePerson · Film memorabiliaStanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television.
Francis Ford CoppolaPerson · Film memorabiliaFrancis Ford Coppola (KOH-pə-lə; born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. One of the leading figures of the New Hollywood, Coppola is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most…
Frank MarshallPerson · Film memorabiliaFrank Wilton Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is an American film producer and director.
Fred WeintraubPerson · Film memorabiliaFred Robert Weintraub (April 27, 1928 – March 5, 2017) was an American film and television producer and writer.
Gary CooperAuthor · BooksGary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent type of screen persona and understated acting style.
George A. RomeroPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American and Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor.
George ShermanPerson · Film memorabilia
George StevensPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer.
Giancarlo SbragiaPerson · Film memorabiliaGiancarlo Sbragia (14 March 1926 – 28 June 1994) was an Italian actor, voice actor, stage director and playwright.
Gianfranco ParoliniPerson · Film memorabiliaGianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer.
Giuliano MontaldoPerson · Film memorabiliaGiuliano Montaldo OMRI (22 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Götz FriedrichPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Friedrich in 1975
Gus MercurioPerson · Film memorabiliaAugustino Eugenio "Gus" Mercurio (10 August 1928 – 7 December 2010) was an American-Australian chiropractor, actor, boxing referee, boxing judge, and sports commentator.
Harve BennettAuthor · BooksHarve Bennett (born Harvard Bennett Fischman; August 17, 1930 – February 25, 2015) was an American television and film producer and screenwriter.
Henri StorckPhotographer · PhotographyHenri Storck (5 September 1907 – 17 September 1999) was a Belgian writer, filmmaker and documentarist.
Hugh JackmanPerson · Music memorabiliaHugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer, and producer.
Ice-TPerson · Music memorabiliaTracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip-hop and heavy metal.
Irving AllenPerson · Film memorabiliaIrving Allen (born Irving Applebaum; November 24, 1905 – December 17, 1987) was an Austro-Hungarian–born American theatrical and cinematic producer and director.
Ivan SenPerson · Film memorabiliaIvan Sen (born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer, and sound designer.
Ja RulePerson · Film memorabiliaBorn and raised in Queens, New York City, Ja Rule became known for blending gangsta rap
James AlgarPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
James L. BrooksAuthor · BooksJames Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Gracie Films and co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi, as well as co-developed…
Jayce SalloumPhotographer · Photography
Jeremy ThomasPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in London.
John HustonPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American and Irish filmmaker and actor.
John PhillipsPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
Jorge de JuanPerson · Film memorabiliaJorge de Juan García (born 6 June 1961) is a Spanish film and theatre actor, producer and director, known artistically as Jorge de Juan.
Joseph LoseyPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Walton Losey III (January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American film and theatre director, producer, and screenwriter.
Karen ShakhnazarovPerson · Film memorabiliaKaren Georgievich Shakhnazarov (Russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter.
Ken Saro-WiwaAuthor · BooksKenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa (10 October 1941 – 10 November 1995) was a Nigerian writer, teacher, television producer, and social rights activist.
Kevin AllenPerson · Film memorabiliaKevin Edward Allen (born 15 September 1959) is an English actor, director, producer and writer.
Kevin WilliamsonPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in New Bern.
Kim HenkelPerson · Film memorabiliaKim David Henkel (born January 19, 1946) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor.
Laila MikkelsenPerson · Film memorabiliaLaila Mikkelsen (20 August 1940 – 13 January 2023) was a Norwegian film director and producer.
Larry J. FrancoPerson · Film memorabiliaLarry Joseph Franco (born April 5, 1949) is an American film producer. He has also served as an actor, second unit director and assistant director.
Lebogang MashilePerson · Music memorabiliaLebogang Mashile (born 7 February 1979) is an American-born South African performance poet, author, presenter, actress and producer.
Leslie NielsenPerson · Film memorabiliaLeslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian and American actor and comedian.
Lewis AllenPerson · Film memorabiliaLewis Allen (25 December 1905 – 3 May 2000) was a British director whose credits included classic television series and a diverse range of films.
Linda SchuylerPerson · Film memorabiliaLinda Schuyler OOnt (née Bawcutt; born February 12, 1948) is a Canadian television producer.
Lord FinessePerson · Music memorabiliaRobert A. Hall Jr. (born February 19, 1970), known by his stage name Lord Finesse, is an American rapper and hip-hop producer from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the…
Lorne MichaelsPerson · Film memorabiliaLorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian and American television and film producer, comedian, screenwriter and director.
Lucille BallPerson · Film memorabiliaLucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio executive.
Mario Cecchi GoriPerson · Film memorabiliaMario Cecchi Gori (ˈmaːrjo ˈtʃekki ˈɡɔːri; 21 March 1920 – 5 November 1993) was an Italian film producer and owner of companies.
Mary SweeneyPerson · Film memorabiliaMary Sweeney is an American director, writer, film editor and film producer. She was briefly married to American film director David Lynch, with whom she collaborated for 20 years.
Matt LeBlancPerson · Film memorabiliaMatthew Steven LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He gained global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004), and in its…
Matthew VaughnPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971), also known as Sir Matthew Vaughn, is an English filmmaker.
Mervyn LeRoyPerson · Film memorabiliaMervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer.
Michael BennettPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Bennett was an American choreographer, musician, actor and director (1943–1987). He was born in Buffalo and died in Tucson.
Michael DouglasPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer.
Michael LaughlinPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Stoddard Laughlin (November 28, 1938 – October 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter.
Michelle TrachtenbergPerson · Film memorabiliaMichelle Christine Trachtenberg (October 11, 1985 – February 26, 2025) was an American actress.
Mikhail GutseriyevPerson · Music memorabiliaFinancial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Monte MarkhamPerson · Film memorabiliaMonte Markham (born June 21, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, television series, and on Broadway.
Nelly KaplanPerson · Film memorabiliaNelly Kaplan (11 April 1931 – 12 November 2020) was an Argentine-born French writer and film director who focused on the arts, film, and filmmakers.
Norman JewisonPerson · Film memorabiliaNorman Frederick Jewison (July 21, 1926 – January 20, 2024) was a Canadian filmmaker.
Paul ClaudonPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Claudon (5 September 1919 – 5 July 2002) was a French film producer and actor. He produced 25 films between 1952 and 1998.
Paul RothaPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Rotha (3 June 1907 – 7 March 1984) was an English documentary film-maker, film historian and critic.
Peter FondaAuthor · BooksPeter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Peter SchamoniPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Schamoni (27 March 1934 – 14 June 2011) was a German film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011.
Phillip Goodhand-TaitPerson · Music memorabiliaPhillip Goodhand-Tait (born 3 January 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and keyboardist.
Pierre GauvreauArtist · PaintingsPierre Saint-Mars Gauvreau (23 August 1922 – 7 April 2011) was a Canadian painter and writer who also worked in film and television production.
Pupi AvatiPerson · Film memorabiliaGiuseppe "Pupi" Avati (born 3 November 1938) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Rachael Leigh CookPerson · Film memorabiliaRachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress and model. She has starred in the films The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), She's All That (1999), and Josie and the Pussycats…
Rainer Werner FassbinderPerson · Film memorabiliaRainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor.
Ralph BaumPerson · Film memorabiliaRalph Baum (4 October 1908 – 1987) was a French film producer and production manager particularly associated with Max Ophüls whose career spanned from 1930 to 1985 across more than 50…
Richard BurtonPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Walter Burton (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor.
Richard JohnsonPerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Keith Johnson (30 July 1927 – 6 June 2015) was an English stage and screen actor, writer and producer.
Rick ReinertPerson · Film memorabiliaFrederick George Reinert Jr. (September 14, 1925 – November 5, 2018), known professionally as Rick Reinert, was an American animator and the founder of the defunct studio Rick Reinert…
Rimi SenPerson · Film memorabiliaRimi Sen (rimi ʃen; born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981), also known professionally as Rimi or Rimii, is a former actress and producer from India, who appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and…
Robert AldrichPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Robert F. ColesberryPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert F. Colesberry Jr. (March 7, 1946 – February 9, 2004) was an American film and television producer, best known as a co-creator of the television series The Wire (2002–2008) for HBO,…
Robert StigwoodPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Colin Stigwood (16 April 1934 – 4 January 2016) was an Australian music entrepreneur, film producer, and impresario, long based in the United Kingdom.
Roman KroitorPerson · Film memorabiliaRoman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde…
Roman PolanskiPerson · Film memorabiliaRaymond Roman Thierry Polański[6] (Liebling; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish[7] and French filmmaker and actor.
Ross HunterPerson · Film memorabiliaRoss Hunter (born Martin Terry Fuss; May 6, 1920 – March 10, 1996) was an American film and television producer and actor.
Ryan LarkinArtist · SculptureRyan Larkin (July 31, 1943 – February 14, 2007) was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic Oscar-nominated short Walking (1968) and the acclaimed…
Sally CruikshankArtist · Comics and comic artSarah "Sally" Cruikshank (born 1949) is an American cartoonist, animator and artist, whose work includes animation for the Children's Television Workshop program Sesame Street, and whose…
Sam PeckinpahPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Samuel Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker and actor.

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