For most of Hollywood, security is a will-o'-the-wisp, but there are exceptions. Last week 47-year-old Darryl F. Zanuck, starting his 15th year as 2Oth Century-Fox's production boss, signed up for 20 years more. The new contract will keep Zanuck at his present job for another ten years, will then claim his "exclusive service in an advisory capacity."
The studio knew what it was getting. In his 14 years, Zanuck has won two Irving Thalberg Memorial Awards for high-quality production, two Oscars (for Gentleman's Agreement and How Green Was My Valley), and a reputation...
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