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Branko Lustig
Croatian film producer (1932-2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Branko Lustig (10 June 1932 – 14 November 2019) was a Croatian movie producer. He was best known for winning Academy Awards for Best Picture for Schindler's List and Gladiator. He is the only Croatian to win two Academy Awards.
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Branko Lustig | |
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![]() Lustig at the LAMOTH 2nd Annual Dinner in 2009 | |
Born | (1932-06-10)10 June 1932 |
Died | 14 November 2019(2019-11-14) (aged 87) |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1955–2019 |
Spouse |
Mirjana Lustig (m. 1970) |
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He was a Holocaust survivor and was imprisoned at the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps during World War II as a child.[1]
Lusting died in Zagreb, Croatia of heart failure on 14 November 2019 at the age of 87.[2]