John Foreman (producer)
{{short description|American film producer}}
{{About|the film producer|other uses|John Foreman (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = John Foreman
| birth_name = John Christian Foreman
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|7|26}}
| birth_place = Idaho Falls, Idaho U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|11|20|1925|7|26}}
| death_place = Beverly Hills, California U.S.
| spouse = Linda Lawson
(m. 1961)
| children = 2 including Amanda)
| occupation = Film producer
}}
John Foreman (July 26, 1925 – November 20, 1992){{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=John Foreman - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w69s6c28 |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=25 July 2022 |language= |date=}}According to the State of California. California Death Index, 1940–1997. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California was an American film producer.
Early life
John Christian Foreman was born on July 26, 1925, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Foreman served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210725083134/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-22-mn-2267-story.html John Foreman; Producer of ‘Prizzi’s Honor,’ ‘Butch Cassidy’] Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
Career
In the late 1960s, he and actor Paul Newman founded Newman-Foreman productions. He went on to produce Winning (1969) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He later produced four films in collaboration with director John Huston, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The Mackintosh Man (1973), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). His other film credits as producer include, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) and They Might Be Giants (1971)[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C01E7D71E3BE73ABC4852DFB066838A669EDE The New York Times: "They Might Be Giants"]
He was nominated twice for an Academy Award for Best Picture as the producer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Prizzi's Honor.
Personal life
Forman was married to actress and singer Linda Lawson. They had two daughters, Amanda and Julie.{{cite web |title=John Foreman |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286048/bio |website=IMDb |accessdate=May 28, 2016}}
Death
He died on November 19, 1992, in Beverly Hills, California.
Filmography
He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.
=Film=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| rowspan=2| 1969 | Winning | ||
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | |||
| rowspan=2| 1970 | WUSA | ||
| Puzzle of a Downfall Child | |||
| rowspan=2| 1971 | They Might Be Giants | ||
| Sometimes a Great Notion | |||
| rowspan=3| 1972 | Pocket Money | ||
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | |||
| The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Executive producer | ||
| 1973 | The Mackintosh Man | ||
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King | ||
| 1977 | Bobby Deerfield | Executive producer | |
| 1978 | The First Great Train Robbery | ||
| 1984 | The Ice Pirates | ||
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | ||
| 1989 | Millennium | Executive producer | |
| 1991 | Mannequin Two: On the Move | Executive producer | Final film as a producer |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal | Executive producer | Posthumous release |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0286048|name=John Foreman}}
- {{Find a Grave|7416891|John Foreman}}
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Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II
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