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LEONARDO’s HORSE LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND OSCAR-WINNING PRODUCER JOHN DALY DIES AT 71.
In his carrier helped to produce films that earned 13 Oscars for Best Picture and 21 Oscar nominations. MIFF Life Achievement Award 2005 John Daly dies in Los Angeles.
Daly died Friday October 31 in Los Angeles after struggling with cancer. The British-born producer, who received MIFF 2005 Life Achievement Leonardo’s Horse, helped to produce films that earned 13 Oscars for Best Picture and 21 Oscar nominations, including Platoon and The Last Emperor. He helped launch the careers of many A-list directors and actors such as Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, Oliver Stone, Bernardo Bertolucci...
Since 2003, Daly had been at the helm of Film and Music Entertainment Inc., he produced, co-wrote and directed The Aryan Couple, starring Martin Landau, which received awards at film festivals around the world, incuding Best Actor at MIFF in 2005.
"John was truly a giant in the industry who changed filmmaking for the better," said Lawrence Lotman, chief financial officer and acting chief executive officer of Film and Music Entertainment Inc.
“Just few days with him in Milan were enough to see his understanding of movies, and what’s more important, his understanding of life. In front of me was standing one of the most capable Independent producer in Hollywood,” recalled Andrea Galante, director and founder of MIFF.
Link:
John Daly Biography on MIFF Page
John Daly company
The Aryna Couple (Martin Landau Best Actor at MIFF 2005)
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