Lawrence Turman
Turman in 2005
Born	(1926-11-28)November 28, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 1, 2023(2023-07-01) (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1961–2001
Known for	Director ofThe Peter Stark Producing Program
Spouses	Suzanne Rita Trieb ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1974)​ Margaret Buckley ​ ​ (m. 1976, divorced)​
Partner	Jackie Terrell2009-2020
Children	3

Lawrence Turman (November 28, 1926 – July 1, 2023) was an American film producer. He was best known for serving as a producer ofThe Graduate (1967, for which he was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Picture.)

Turman was born in Los Angeles, California on November 28, 1926, into aJewish family.^[1] His father was Jacob Turman and his mother Esther Gldman Turman.^[2] Turman served in theU.S. Navy duringWorld War II.^[3]

Turman was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Picture as producer ofThe Graduate (1967).^[4][5] He also produced other films such asPretty Poison (1968),The Great White Hope (1970),The Thing (1982),^[6]Mass Appeal (1984),Short Circuit (1986),The River Wild (1994), andAmerican History X (1998).^[7]

Turman also directed two films:The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) andSecond Thoughts (1983).^[7]

Turman was co-partner on The Turman/Foster Company with David Foster, which was established in 1972, to make theatrical films, which was increasingly prominent in television production, in order to eye on television movies, and planned work on series, and eyeing television sales, and the company ran under contract toWarner Bros., developing their failed television pilots, likeMass Appeal.^[8]

Turman was a member of theProducers Guild Hall of Fame.^[9] He served as the director ofThe Peter Stark Producing Program at theUniversity of Southern California.^[7]

Turman published the bookSo You Want to be a Producer in 2005.^[10]

In 2014, he appeared as a guest critic on the fourth season of the web seriesOn Cinema. In 2015, he appeared as himself in ESPN's30 for 30 documentaryTrojan War.^[11]

Turman died at theMotion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles on July 1, 2023, at the age of 96.^[9]

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

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