Edward Bradley Saxon (born November 17, 1956) is an Americanfilm producer and endowed Chair of the Peter Stark Producing Program at theUSC School of Cinematic Arts. The best known film Saxon produced was theThe Silence of the Lambs.

Saxon was born and raised inSt. Louis, Missouri, and educated atKirkwood High School from 1972 to 1976.

He studied atMcGill University from 1976 to 1980. While at McGill, he founded the Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre with Veronica Brady and Peter Grossman, and the company is still running today. Saxon acted in many plays at the Players' Theatre, McGill's famous Red and White Review. He also founded a radio comedy troupe called The Circle Jerks.

He then studied at the Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Originally an actor, Saxon was one ofVH1's first VJ's in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

AsJonathan Demme's producing partner, his films includedBeloved,Ulee's Gold,That Thing You Do!,The Truth About Charlie,Married to the Mob,Miami Blues andPhiladelphia.

The best known film Saxon that produced was theThe Silence of the Lambs, which won theAcademy Award for Best Picture, and is, to date, the third and last film to sweep the five main categories of Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. (The others areIt Happened One Night andOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.)^[1] He has made severalcameos in the films he has produced, most notably as a head in a jar inSilence of the Lambs.

After parting ways with Demme, Saxon producedCharlie Kaufman andSpike Jonze'sAdaptation.. He producedRichard Linklater'sFast Food Nation in 2006. More recent projects includeAway We Go, directed bySam Mendes, andOur Family Wedding, starringForest Whitaker andAmerica Ferrera.

In 2021, Saxon was named Chair of Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.^[2] In his appointment, Saxon noted that the Stark program “changed my life.” He added: “Making great stories requires a complex skillset in this transformative time. Building on the legacy of Ray Stark, Art Murphy, and Larry Turman, I'm looking forward to working with our world-class teaching professionals to give students the knowledge and attitudes they need to succeed in marrying commerce and art.”^[2]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

As an actor

Thanks

As an actor

• Edward Saxon ProductionsArchived 2007-09-28 at theWayback Machine
• Interview with Edward SaxonArchived 2007-07-12 at theWayback Machine,Adaptation
• Edward Saxon and others discuss why so many novels never make it to the big screen,The Independent
• Edward Saxon atIMDb

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