Biography: David Brown was born on July 28, 1916 in New York City to Lillian and Edward Fisher Brown. He attended Stanford University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He contributed to publications such as The Saturday Evening Post, Harper"s, Collier"s, and Cosmopolitan. He married Helen Gurley Brown. He founded a production company with Richard D. Zanuck in the 1970s that produced films such as "The Sugarland Express" and "Jaws."

Film Credits Include: "Willie Dynamite," "The Sugarland Express," "The Black Windmill," "The Girl from Petrovka," "The Eiger Sanction," "Jaws," "MacArthur," "Jaws 2," "The Island," "Neighbors," "The Verdict," "Cocoon," "Target, " "Driving Miss Daisy," "The Player," "Rich in Love," "A Few Good Men, " "The Cemetary Club," "Watch It," "Canadian Bacon," "The Saint," "Kiss the Girls," "Deep Impact," "Angela"s Ashes," "Chocolat," and "Along Came a Spider."

Other Awards: Received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy Awards in 1991. Received an Honorary Award from the Writers Guild of America in 1999.

Trivia:
The marquees of Broadway theaters were dimmed in his honor on February 3, 2010.