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Laura Ziskin (1950-2011) was an American film producer who worked on Spider-Man, Pretty Woman, and the Academy Awards. She was also a breast cancer activist and co-founded Stand Up to Cancer.
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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- Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
Jun 13, 2011 · A native of Southern California, Laura Ellen Ziskin was born on March 3, 1950, and graduated from the University of Southern California film school in 1973. Her first job was writing for “The ...
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Laura Ziskin was a producer of Spider-Man, Pretty Woman, The Butler and more. She died in 2011 of breast cancer and received the Producers Guild of America's Visionary Award.
- March 3, 1950
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Jun 14, 2011 · Ziskin, 61, died Sunday at her home in Santa Monica after a seven-year battle with breast cancer, according to a spokesman at Sony Pictures, where she had a producing deal. In interviews with ...
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Jun 13, 2011 · Laura Ziskin, a veteran film producer who helped break Hollywood’s glass ceiling for women, has died. She was 61. Ziskin died Sunday of breast cancer at her home in Los Angeles, said a spokesman ...
Jun 12, 2011 · June 12, 2011 8:52pm. Laura Ziskin. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images. Hollywood pioneer Laura Ziskin, the producer of Pretty Woman and the Spider-Man films who was a driving force behind the ...
