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Producer Born: February 28, 1921 in Passaic, NJ Biography:Distinguished producer "Saul Zaentz" began his entertainment industry career running his own record label, Fantasy Records, out of Berkeley during the 1960s. After signing such major groups as Creedence Clearwater Revival and making a substantial amount of money, Zaentz branched out into film production in 1975 with the critical and box-office smash One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. For this first effort, Zaentz, along with co-producer "Michael Douglas", earned an Academy Award.
Zaentz has since continued to focus on adapting literary works for the screen, and a number of his subsequent films have done extremely well. His 1984 production of "Amadeus" won great acclaim and a Best Picture Oscar, acclaim that continued in 1988 with Zaentz's production of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", which was nominated for two Oscars and won a British Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 1996, Zaentz... Full Biography
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