LEGENDARY Hollywood producer Lawrence Turman has died at the age of 96.
The Oscar-nominated star died in a hospital in Woodland Hills, California on Saturday.
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Turman was the mastermind behind the romantic-comedy movie The Graduate, which was released in 1967.
The movie was nominated for the Best Picture at The Oscars.
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Turman also produced films including the 1998 classic American History X.
The producer and director created more than 30 movies during his career.
In his book So You Want to Be a Producer, he wrote: “I initiate every single film project upon which I work; most of them would not have seen the light of day had I not decided to make them.
“I’m the starter and also the finisher.”
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