Lawrence Turman
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-11-28
Day of Death
2023-07-01 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Lawrence Turman
Biography
Lawrence Turman (November 28, 1926 – July 1, 2023) was an American film producer. He was best known for serving as a producer of The Graduate (1967, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.)
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.
Turman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of The Graduate (1967). He also produced other films such as Pretty Poison (1968), The Great White Hope (1970), The Thing (1982),[6] Mass Appeal (1984), Short Circuit (1986), The River Wild (1994), and American History X (1998).
Acting
(2015)
Trojan War
as Self
(2007)
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Self
(1992)
'The Graduate' at 25
as Self
Crew
(2001)
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
Executive Producer
(2001)
(2001)
Kingdom Come
Executive Producer
(1998)
American History X
Executive Producer
(1998)
The Long Way Home
Executive Producer
(1996)
Pretty Poison
Executive Producer
(1994)
The Getaway
Producer
(1994)
The River Wild
Producer
(1989)
Gleaming the Cube
Producer
(1988)
Full Moon in Blue Water
Producer
(1988)
Short Circuit 2
Producer
(1988)
Jesse
Producer
(1986)
Short Circuit
Producer
(1986)
Running Scared
Producer
(1986)
News at Eleven
Executive Producer
(1985)
The Mean Season
Producer
(1984)
Mass Appeal
Producer
(1983)
Second Thoughts
Director, Producer, Writer
(1982)
The Thing
Producer
(1982)
Between Two Brothers
Executive Producer
(1981)
Caveman
Producer
(1979)
Walk Proud
Producer
(1977)
First Love
Producer
(1977)
Heroes
Producer
(1975)
The Nickel Ride
Executive Producer
(1975)
The Drowning Pool
Producer
(1974)
Savages
Creative Consultant
(1974)
Get Christie Love!
Executive Producer
(1974)
Unwed Father
Executive Producer
(1973)
She Lives!
Executive Producer
(1971)
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
Director, Producer
(1970)
The Great White Hope
Producer
(1968)
Pretty Poison
Executive Producer
(1967)
The Flim-Flam Man
Producer
(1967)
The Graduate
Producer
(1964)
The Best Man
Presenter, Producer
(1963)
I Could Go on Singing
Producer
(1963)
Stolen Hours
Executive Producer
(1961)
The Young Doctors
Producer