John Foreman (producer)

This article is about the film producer. For other uses, see John Foreman (disambiguation).

John Foreman (July 26, 1925 – November 20, 1992)^[1][2] was an American film producer.

John Foreman
Born	John Christian Foreman (1925-07-26)July 26, 1925 Idaho Falls, Idaho U.S.
Died	November 20, 1992(1992-11-20) (aged 67) Beverly Hills, California U.S.
Occupation	Film producer
Spouse(s)	Linda Lawson (m. 1961)
Children	2 including Amanda)

Early life

John Christian Foreman was born on July 26, 1925, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Foreman served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.^[3]

Career

In the late 1960s, he and actor Paul Newman founded Newman-Foreman productions. He went on to produce Winning (1969) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He later produced four films in collaboration with director John Huston, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The Mackintosh Man (1973), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). His other film credits as producer include, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) and They Might Be Giants (1971)^[4]

He was nominated twice for an Academy Award for Best Picture as the producer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Prizzi's Honor.

Personal life

Forman was married to actress and singer Linda Lawson. They had two daughters, Amanda and Julie.^[5]

Death

He died on November 19, 1992, in Beverly Hills, California.

Filmography

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1969	Winning
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1970	WUSA
	Puzzle of a Downfall Child
1971	They Might Be Giants
	Sometimes a Great Notion
1972	Pocket Money
	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds	Executive producer
1973	The Mackintosh Man
1975	The Man Who Would Be King
1977	Bobby Deerfield	Executive producer
1978	The First Great Train Robbery
1984	The Ice Pirates
1985	Prizzi's Honor
1989	Millennium	Executive producer
1991	Mannequin Two: On the Move	Executive producer	Final film as a producer
1996	Up Close & Personal	Executive producer	Posthumous release

References

1. "John Foreman - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
2. According to the State of California. California Death Index, 1940–1997. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California
3. John Foreman; Producer of ‘Prizzi’s Honor,’ ‘Butch Cassidy’ Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
4. The New York Times: "They Might Be Giants"
5. "John Foreman". IMDb. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

External links

• John Foreman at IMDb
• John Foreman at Find a Grave