John Foreman (producer)


John Foreman was an American film producer.

Biography

Early life

Josh Christian Foreman was born on July 26, 1925 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Career

In the late 1960s, he and actor Paul Newman founded Newman-Foreman productions. He went on to produce Winning and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He later produced four films in collaboration with director John Huston. His other film credits as producer include, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean , The Mackintosh Man, The Man Who Would Be King, They Might Be Giants and Prizzi's Honor.
He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for his films Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Prizzi's Honor.
Forman was married to actress and singer Linda Lawson. Amanda Foreman and Julie Foreman, both actresses, are their daughters.

Death

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