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Laura Ellen Ziskin (March 3, 1950 – June 12, 2011) was an American film producer. She was the executive producer of Pretty Woman (1990) and producer of Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012; posthumous credit).
Laura Ziskin was a prolific producer and writer who worked on Spider-Man, The Butler, Stand Up to Cancer and more. She died in 2011 from breast cancer and was married to Julian Barry and Alvin Sargent.
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Jun 13, 2011 · LOS ANGELES — Laura Ziskin, a prominent Hollywood producer who ventured into the largely male world of special-effects movies to become a shaping force behind the blockbuster “Spider-Man”...
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Laura Ziskin was an American film producer and screenwriter who is known for producing the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy and The Amazing Spider-Man. She also produced Pretty Woman, What About Bob?, As Good as It Gets, Hero, Stealth, No Way Out, The Rescue and The Butler.
- March 3, 1950
- June 12, 2011
Jun 14, 2011 · But Ziskin is best known for producing the “Spider-Man” franchise. When she set out to make the first movie a decade ago, many in the industry doubted the broad appeal of comic-book ...
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Jun 13, 2011 · Laura Ziskin, a trailblazer among femme film producers and a forceful advocate for health and environmental issues, died Sunday of breast cancer at her home in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 61.
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Jun 12, 2011 · Hollywood pioneer Laura Ziskin, the producer of Pretty Woman and the Spider-Man films who was a driving force behind the Stand Up to Cancer research movement, died Sunday at her home in Santa...
