Lawrence Turman

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Lawrence Turman
Turman in 2005
Born(1926-11-28)November 28, 1926
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 2023(2023-07-01) (aged 96)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1961–2001
Known forDirector of The Peter Stark Producing Program

Lawrence Turman (November 28, 1926 – July 1, 2023) was an American film producer. He was best known for being a producer of The Graduate, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Early life

Turman was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 28, 1926, into a Jewish family.[1] His father was Jacob Turman and his mother Esther Gldman Turman.[2] Turman served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[3]

Career

Turman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of The Graduate (1967).[4][5] He also produced other films such as Pretty Poison (1968), The Great White Hope (1970), The Thing (1982),[6] Mass Appeal (1984), Short Circuit (1986), The River Wild (1994), and American History X (1998).[7]

Turman also directed two films: The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) and Second Thoughts (1983).[7]

Turman was co-partner on The Turman/Foster Company with David Foster, which was established in 1972, to make theatrical films, which was increasingly prominent in television production, in order to eye on television movies, and planned work on series, and eyeing television sales, and the company ran under contract to Warner Bros., developing their failed television pilots, like Mass Appeal.[8]

Turman was a member of the Producers Guild Hall of Fame.[9] He was the director of The Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.[7]

Turman published the book So You Want to be a Producer in 2005.[10]

In 2014, he appeared as himself on the fourth season of the web series On Cinema. In 2015, he appeared as himself in ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary Trojan War.[11]

Death

Turman died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles on July 1, 2023, at the age of 96.[9]

Filmography

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes Ref.
1961The Young Doctors
1963I Could Go On Singing
Stolen HoursExecutive producer
1964The Best Man
1967The Flim-Flam Man
The Graduate
1968Pretty PoisonExecutive producer
1970The Great White Hope
1971The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1974The Nickel RideExecutive producer
1975The Drowning Pool
1977First Love
Heroes
1979Walk Proud
1981Caveman
1982The Thing
1983Second Thoughts
1984Mass Appeal
1985The Mean Season
1986Short Circuit
Running Scared
1988Short Circuit 2
Full Moon in Blue Water
1989Gleaming the Cube
1994The Getaway
The River Wild
1997Booty CallExecutive producer
1998American History XExecutive producer
2001Kingdom ComeExecutive producer
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2011The ThingExecutive producerFinal film as a producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1963I Could Go On SingingPresenter
1964The Best Man
1980Tribute
As director
Year Film
1971The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1983Second Thoughts

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1969The Flim-Flam ManExecutive producerTelevision pilot
1973She Lives!Executive producerTelevision film
1974Get Christie Love!Executive producerTelevision film
The Morning AfterExecutive producerTelevision film
Unwed FatherExecutive producerTelevision film
1982Between Two BrothersExecutive producerTelevision film
The Gift of LifeExecutive producerTelevision film
1986News at ElevenExecutive producerTelevision film
1996Pretty PoisonExecutive producerTelevision film
1998The Long Way HomeExecutive producerTelevision film
2000Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family StoryExecutive producerTelevision film
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role Notes
1974SavagesCreative consultantTelevision film

References

  1. ↑ Erens, Patricia (1998). The Jew in American Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-253-20493-6.
  2. ↑ "New York Times. pg B9". July 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Lawrence Turman, Oscar-nominated producer of ‘The Graduate,’ dies at 96 Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ Hello Again, Mrs Robinson
  5. ↑ The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winner
  6. 1 2 Canby, Vincent (June 25, 1982). "The Thing, Horror and Science Fiction". New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 Saperstein, Pat (July 3, 2023). "Lawrence Turman, Oscar-Nommed for Producing 'The Graduate,' Dies at 96". Variety. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Theatrical Production Company Turman Foster Eyeing TV Sales". Variety. December 31, 1986. p. 32.
  9. 1 2 Barnes, Mike (July 3, 2023). "Lawrence Turman, Oscar-Nominated Producer of 'The Graduate,' Dies at 96". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ Clack, Erin. "Lawrence Turman, Oscar-Nominated Producer of 'The Graduate,' Dead at 96". People. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (October 12, 2015). "'30 for 30: Trojan War': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2023.