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- Birth nameDavid Feigenbaum
- David Foster was born in 1929 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and executive, known for The Core (2003), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Thing (1982). He was married to Jackie Ann Pattiz. He died on December 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJackie Ann Pattiz(July 25, 1959 - December 23, 2019) (his death, 3 children)
- Started out in the industry at Steve McQueen's publicist.
- Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1953)
- Although good friends with Steve McQueen, Foster did not use the actor in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) (Foster's first film). After that success, however, McQueen was cast in Foster's second film, The Getaway (1972).
- Father of Gary Foster, Tim Foster, and Greg Foster, a high-ranking executive at IMAX.
- "... if the producer has done his job really well... he really has nothing to do once the camera rolls...
- We've tried very hard - and I think we've been successful - not to type ourselves. No one can say we just do monster movies or crime stories or comedies or Westerns. I think that's important.
- You have to be strong and fight for what you believe in. And fight for your director's beliefs if you agree with him, and, for the most part, you've hired him because you agree with him. You have to support each other.
- [In a 1982 interview with Kenneth Chanko] If I don't think a film has box office potential, I certainly wouldn't consider it. I don't want to make a movie that no one is going to want to see. You don't want to write an article that no one will want to read, do you?"0
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