Laura Ziskin's Death
Born (Birthday) March 3, 1950
Death Date June 12, 2011
Age of Death 61 years
Cause of Death Breast Cancer
Profession Film Producer
The film producer Laura Ziskin died at the age of 61. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Producer of Pretty Woman, What About Bob?, Spider- Man, and other notable films. She also produced the 2002 and 2007 Academy Awards ceremonies.
She was married to screenwriter Alvin Sargent until her death from cancer in 2011. She had a daughter, Julia, from an earlier marriage to playwright and screenwriter Julian Barry.
Quotes
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004.
"You know I’m proud that I was able to develop and produce movies that I wanted to make.
"I describe myself as someone who was always putting on a show, even when I was a little girl. I wanted to be an actress but I liked organizing everybody and putting on plays. I was a producer.
"What’s great about making movies is the sort of additive process of bringing people together and having an idea and watching the idea be added to and at the end you have this thing.
"For me as a filmmaker, I do the projects I’m really excited about.