In Memoriam: Laura Ziskin

Posted Tuesday 14 Jun 2011

 

On the weekend, US producer Laura Ziskin lost her battle with breast cancer. Melissa Silverstein has made a memorial post to Ziskin, noting:

"While most producers names are not known, Laura Ziskin is not one of them�She was a woman who came into the business like other women in the 70s as a personal assistant, not because that's a job that is a stepping stone, but because those were the only jobs that women could get in the 70s.

But things quickly changed and Ziskin was one of the women who broke down barriers for other women by her hard work. She was a great role model for all producers male and female.

Some of her accomplishments: In the 80s, she teamed with Sally Field and started a production company.  She introduced us to a young Kevin Costner in No Way Out, she executive produced Pretty Woman, and gave Nicole Kidman one of her best roles in To Die For."