Lawrence Turman (born November 28, 1926) is an American former film producer.

Early life

Turman was born to a

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family.

Career

Turman was nominated for an Academy Award for ''

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'' (1967). He has also produced such films as '' Pretty Poison'' (1968), ''

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'' (1970), '' The Thing'' (1982), '' Mass Appeal'' (1984), ''

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'' (1986), ''

The River Wild ''The River Wild'' is a 1994 American adventure film, adventure thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt, and Joseph Mazzello as Roarke. It is about a family ...

'' (1994), and ''

American History X ''American History X'' is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. The film stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong as two brothers from Los Angeles who are involved in the white power skinhead and ne ...

'' (1998). He has also directed two films: ''

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker ''The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker'' is a 1971 American romantic comedy-drama film released in 1971, based on a novel of the same title by Charles Webb. It was directed and produced by Lawrence Turman, who produced 1967's high-grossing hit '' ...

'' (1971) and '' Second Thoughts'' (1983). He 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

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, developing their failed television pilots, like ''Mass Appeal''. Turman is a member of the Producers Guild Hall of Fame, and is on the board of the Producers Branch of the

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. He currently serves as the director of

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at the

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. Turman published the book ''So You Want to be a Producer'' with

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in 2005. In 2014, he appeared as a guest critic on the fourth season of the web series ''

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''. In 2015, he appeared as himself in ESPN's

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documentary ''Trojan War''.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1961) * ''

I Could Go On Singing ''I Could Go On Singing'' is a 1963 British-American musical drama film directed by Ronald Neame, starring Judy Garland (in her final film role) and Dirk Bogarde. Originally titled ''The Lonely Stage'', the film was renamed so that audiences w ...

'' (1963) * ''

Stolen Hours ''Stolen Hours'' is a 1963 British-American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Susan Hayward as a socialite with a brain tumor who falls in love with her surgeon's colleague. The film also stars Michael Craig, Edward Judd and Dia ...

'' (1963) * '' The Best Man'' (1964) * ''

The Flim-Flam Man ''The Flim-Flam Man'' (titled ''One Born Every Minute'' in some countries) is a 1967 American comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner, featuring George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, and Sue Lyon, based on the 1965 novel ''The Ballad of the Flim-Fla ...

'' (1967) * ''

'' (1967) * '' Pretty Poison'' (1968) * ''The Flim-Flam Man'' (1969) (TV) * ''

'' (1970) * ''

'' (1971) (also director) * ''

She Lives! ''She Lives!'' is a 1973 made-for-television movie about a young couple, Andy and Pam (played by Desi Arnaz Jr. and Season Hubley). ''She Lives!'' is the title of a novel by Paul G. Neimark, published in 1972, on which the television drama is bas ...

'' (1973) (TV) * ''

Get Christie Love! ''Get Christie Love!'' is an American crime drama TV series starring Teresa Graves as an undercover African-American female detective which originally aired on ABC from January 22, 1974, until April 5, 1975. The starring television role made Grav ...

'' (1973) (TV) * '' The Morning After'' (1974) (TV) * ''Unwed Father'' (1974) (TV) * ''

The Nickel Ride ''The Nickel Ride'' is a 1974 American neo-noir crime film directed and produced by Robert Mulligan and starring Jason Miller, Linda Haynes, Victor French, Bo Hopkins, and John Hillerman. It is the debut film of screenwriter Eric Roth. It wa ...

'' (1974) * '' The Drowning Pool'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''

Walk Proud ''Walk Proud'' is a 1979 American hood drama film directed by Robert L. Collins and written by Evan Hunter and starring Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb, Henry Darrow, Pepe Serna, Trinidad Silva and Ji-Tu Cumbuka. It was released on June 15, 1979, by ...

'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''Between Two Brothers'' (1982) (TV) * ''The Gift of Life'' (1982) (TV) * '' The Thing'' (1982) * '' Second Thoughts'' (1983) (also director) * '' Mass Appeal'' (1984) * ''

The Mean Season ''The Mean Season'' is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano, Luis Tamayo and Andy García. The screenplay, written by Christopher Crow ...

'' (1985) * ''News at Eleven'' (1986) (TV) * ''

'' (1986) * '' Running Scared'' (1986) * ''

Short Circuit 2 ''Short Circuit 2'' is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film, the sequel to the 1986 film ''Short Circuit''. It was directed by Kenneth Johnson and starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahveri, Michael McKean as Fred Ritter, Cynthia Gibb as Sandy ...

'' (1988) * ''

Full Moon in Blue Water ''Full Moon in Blue Water'' is a 1988 film directed by Peter Masterson. It stars Gene Hackman and Teri Garr. Plot Floyd owns a bar called the Blue Water Grill in a town of that name on an island off the gulf coast of Texas. He has lost interest ...

'' (1988) * ''

Gleaming the Cube ''Gleaming the Cube'' (also known as ''A Brother's Justice'' and ''Skate or Die''; released in the Philippines as ''Challenge to Win Again'') is a 1989 American neo-noir film directed by Graeme Clifford and starring Christian Slater as Brian Kelly ...

'' (1989) * '' The Getaway'' (1994) * ''

'' (1994) * ''Pretty Poison'' (1996) (TV) * ''

Booty Call ''Booty Call'' is a 1997 American buddy comedy film, written by J. Stanford Parker (credited as Bootsie) and Takashi Bufford, and directed by Jeff Pollack. The film stars Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, Vivica A. Fox, and Tamala Jones. Plot Rusho ...

'' (1997) * '' The Long Way Home'' (1997) (TV) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story'' (2000) (TV) * '' Kingdom Come'' (2001) * '' What's the Worst That Could Happen?'' (2001) * '' The Thing'' (2011)

References

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