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. His father was Jacob Turman and his mother Esther Gldman Turman. Turman served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Lawrence Turman, Oscar-nominated producer of ‘The Graduate,’ dies at 96 Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
Career Turman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of The Graduate (1967).Hello Again, Mrs RobinsonThe 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winner He also produced other films such as Pretty Poison (1968), The Great White Hope (1970), The Thing (1982), Mass Appeal (1984), Short Circuit (1986), The River Wild (1994), and American History X (1998).
Turman also directed two films: The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) and Second Thoughts (1983).
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.
Turman was a member of the Producers Guild Hall of Fame. He was the director of The Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.
Turman published the book So You Want to be a Producer in 2005.
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.
Death Turman died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles on July 1, 2023, at the age of 96.
Filmography He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted. Film Year Film Credit Notes 1961 The Young Doctors 1963 I Could Go On Singing Stolen Hours Executive producer 1964 The Best Man 1967 The Flim-Flam Man The Graduate 1968 Pretty Poison Executive producer 1970 The Great White Hope 1971 The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker 1974 The Nickel Ride Executive producer 1975 The Drowning Pool 1977 First Love Heroes 1979 Walk Proud 1981 Caveman 1982 The Thing 1983 Second Thoughts 1984 Mass Appeal 1985 The Mean Season 1986 Short Circuit Running Scared 1988 Short Circuit 2 Full Moon in Blue Water 1989 Gleaming the Cube 1994 The Getaway The River Wild 1997 Booty Call Executive producer 1998 American History X Executive producer 2001 Kingdom Come Executive producer What's the Worst That Could Happen? 2011 The Thing Executive producer Final film as a producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role 1963 I Could Go On Singing Presenter 1964 The Best Man 1980 Tribute
As director
Year Film 1971 The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker 1983 Second Thoughts
Television Year Title Credit Notes 1969 The Flim-Flam Man Executive producer Television pilot 1973 She Lives! Executive producer Television film 1974 Get Christie Love! Executive producer Television film The Morning After Executive producer Television film Unwed Father Executive producer Television film 1982 Between Two Brothers Executive producer Television film The Gift of Life Executive producer Television film 1986 News at Eleven Executive producer Television film 1996 Pretty Poison Executive producer Television film 1998 The Long Way Home Executive producer Television film 2000 Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story Executive producer Television film
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role Notes 1974 Savages Creative consultant Television film
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