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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 39

TV Involvements: 0


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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).

Most Famous Work

The Thing
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8

The Thing

(1982) Producer
American History X
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8

American History X

(1998) Executive Producer
The River Wild
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6

The River Wild

(1994) Producer
Short Circuit
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7

Short Circuit

(1986) Producer
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
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5
The Graduate
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8

The Graduate

(1967) Producer
Short Circuit 2
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6

Short Circuit 2

(1988) Producer
The Getaway
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6

The Getaway

(1994) Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2015 Himself
2012 Lawrence Turman
2007 Self
1992 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2001 Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
1998 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1994 Producer
Producer
1989 Producer
1988 Producer
Producer
1986 Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
1985 Producer
1984 Producer
1983 Producer
1982 Producer
1981 Producer
1979 Producer
1977 Producer
Producer
1975 Producer
Executive Producer
1974 Executive Producer
1973 Executive Producer
1971 Producer
1970 Producer
1968 Executive Producer
1967 Producer
Producer
1964 Producer
1963 Executive Producer
Producer
1961 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1983 Director
1971 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1983 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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