--- name: "David Brown" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-brown" fi1m_id: "david-brown" imdb_id: "nm0113360" tmdb_id: 5322 wikidata_id: "Q369175" roles: ["Producer"] born: "28 July 1916" died: "1 February 2010" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_as: "producer" average_over: 9 updated: "2026-10-05T01:08:18.181731+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David Brown ## Identity David Brown - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-brown - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-brown - **IMDb ID:** nm0113360 - **TMDB ID:** 5322 - **Wikidata ID:** Q369175 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brown_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369175, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113360/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5322 Producer. Born 28 July 1916 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Died 1 February 2010. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 28 July 1916, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 1 February 2010 - **Active:** 1973–2000 - **Also known as:** David Brown Baren - **Frequently works with:** [Richard D. Zanuck](https://film.one/person/richard-d-zanuck.md), [Michael Tolkin](https://film.one/person/michael-tolkin.md) - **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscar nominations - **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as producer, over 9 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 89 (2), 1980s 76 (3), 1990s 81 (3), 2000s 60 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 75 across 9 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 5, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,333m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brown_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369175, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113360/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5322 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Jaws*](https://film.one/film/jaws.md) (93) - **HBO Max:** [*The Player*](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) (85) - **Hulu:** [*Chocolat*](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md) (60) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography David Brown (28 July 1916 – 1 February 2010) was an American film and theatre producer. Born in Manhattan, New York City, he graduated from Stanford University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He worked as a journalist and managing editor at Cosmopolitan before joining 20th Century-Fox in 1951, where he headed the story department and rose to executive vice president of creative operations. In 1972, Brown formed the Zanuck/Brown Company with Richard D. Zanuck. Their productions included *The Sting* (1973, executive producer), *The Sugarland Express* (1974), *Jaws* (1975), *Jaws 2* (1978), *The Verdict* (1982) and *Cocoon* (1985). Brown later produced *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989, executive producer), *The Player* (1992), *A Few Good Men* (1992), *Deep Impact* (1998), *Angela's Ashes* (1999) and *Chocolat* (2000). Brown and Zanuck received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1991. He also produced Broadway musicals including *Sweet Smell of Success* (2002) and *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* (2005). He was married to Helen Gurley Brown from 1959 until his death. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) - *Chocolat* (2000), Fi1m 60, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md) - *A Few Good Men* (1992), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md) - *The Player* (1992), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) - *Hear My Song* (1991), Fi1m 78, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hear-my-song.md) - *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/driving-miss-daisy.md) - *Cocoon* (1985), Fi1m 75, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/cocoon.md) - *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md) - *Jaws* (1975), Fi1m 93, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/jaws.md) - *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md) ## Complete filmography (38) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009* (2009), Producer - *Flyboys* (2006), Executive Producer - *Crown Heights* (2004), Actor - *Along Came a Spider* (2001), Producer - *Chocolat* (2000), Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md) - *Up at the Villa* (2000), Co-Producer - *Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?* (2000), Producer - *Angela's Ashes* (1999), Producer - *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil* (1999), Executive In Charge Of Production - *Dream Kitchen* (1999), Production Designer - *Deep Impact* (1998), Producer - *Kiss the Girls* (1997), Producer - *The Saint* (1997), Producer - *A Season in Purgatory* (1996), series, Executive Producer - *The Cemetery Club* (1993), Producer - *A Few Good Men* (1992), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md) - *Rich in Love* (1992), Co-Producer - *The Player* (1992), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) - *Hear My Song* (1991), Associate Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/hear-my-song.md) - *Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules* (1991), Producer, Executive Producer - *Mara* (1991), Producer - *Women and Men: Stories of Seduction* (1990), Producer - *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/driving-miss-daisy.md) - *Dream Demon* (1988), Line Producer - *Cocoon: The Return* (1988), Producer - *Cocoon* (1985), Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cocoon.md) - *The Verdict* (1982), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md) - *Neighbors* (1981), Producer - *The Island* (1980), Producer - *Jaws 2* (1978), Producer - *MacArthur* (1977), Executive Producer - *Jaws* (1975), Producer — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/jaws.md) - *The Eiger Sanction* (1975), Executive Producer - *The Girl from Petrovka* (1974), Producer - *The Black Windmill* (1974), Executive Producer - *The Sugarland Express* (1974), Producer - *The Sting* (1973), Executive Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md) - *Sssssss* (1973), Executive Producer ## Gallery - ![David Brown](https://film.one/media/person/59859/gallery-87ed62c2abe2.jpg) David Brown — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/David_Brown_2000.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Wash D.C. 2000 (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/59859/gallery-c5a77e4897b9.jpg) Wash D.C. 2000 (2019) — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Helen_Gurley_and_David_Brown.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![David Brown](https://film.one/media/person/59859/gallery-a59d1134b01f.jpg) David Brown — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated - 2001: Best Picture (nominated), for *Chocolat* - 1993: Best Picture (nominated), for *A Few Good Men* - 1983: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Verdict* - 1976: Best Picture (nominated), for *Jaws* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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