The late Lawrence Turman was an American film producer. He was born to a Jewish family.
Turman was nominated for an Academy Award for The Graduate (1967). He also produced such films 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).
Lawrence Turman’s cause of death: How did Lawrence Turman die?
Turman died on Saturday at the Motion Picture and Television Country Home and Hospital at age 96. At the moment, his cause of death is yet to be revealed.
Turman’s son, John Turman, confirmed the death to Deadline. “Our father, Lawrence Turman, passed away late yesterday. It’s sad, but he had a long and storied life, and it’s the passing of an era.” He added the MPTF is planning a memorial service as well as USC at a later date.
Turman’s death comes after a stellar career not only as a producer of such seminal films as The Graduate (1967), The Great White Hope (1970), American History X (1998), and many more in a producing career that lasted six decades but also significantly took a turn when he left his partnership with another producer David Foster to head the prestigious Peter Stark Producing Program at USC in 1991, an association that continued until his retirement just two years ago in 2021.
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