Person
David Brown
Production · 1916–2010 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
David Brown (July 28, 1916 – February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.
Known for
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Jaws
Producer
A Few Good Men
Producer
Sssssss
Executive Producer
Deep Impact
Producer
Jaws 2
Producer
The Player
Producer
The Sting
Executive Producer
Along Came a Spider
Producer
Kiss the Girls
Producer
Filmography
- 2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSelf
- 2009SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009Producer
- 2006FlyboysExecutive Producer
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelf
- 2006All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'Self
- 2004Crown Heights
- 2001Marilyn Monroe: The Final DaysSelf
- 2001The Making of Jaws 2Self
- 2001Along Came a SpiderProducer
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf
- 2000ChocolatProducer
- 2000Up at the VillaCo-Producer
- 2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Producer
- 2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'Self
- 1999Angela's AshesProducer
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of EvilExecutive In Charge Of Production
- 1999Dream KitchenProduction Designer
- 1998Deep ImpactProducer
- 1997Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film VaultsSelf
- 1997Kiss the GirlsProducer
- 1997The SaintProducer
- 1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsSelf
- 1997In the Teeth of JawsSelf
- 1996A Season in PurgatoryExecutive Producer
- 1996A Season in PurgatoryExecutive Producer
- 1995The Making of 'Jaws'Self
- 1995Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerSelf
- 1993The Cemetery ClubProducer
- 1992A Few Good MenProducer
- 1992Rich in LoveCo-Producer
- 1992The PlayerProducer
- 1991Hear My SongAssociate Producer
- 1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesProducer
- 1991MaraProducer
- 1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionProducer
- 1989Driving Miss DaisyExecutive Producer
- 1988Dream DemonLine Producer
- 1988Cocoon: The ReturnProducer
- 1985CocoonProducer
- 1982The VerdictProducer
- 1981NeighborsProducer
- 1980The IslandProducer
- 1978Jaws 2Producer
- 1977MacArthurExecutive Producer
- 1975JawsProducer
- 1975The Eiger SanctionExecutive Producer
- 1974The Girl from PetrovkaProducer
- 1974The Black WindmillExecutive Producer
- 1974The Sugarland ExpressProducer
- 1973The StingExecutive Producer
- 1973SssssssExecutive Producer
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
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