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John Dalyfilm producer Died: 7 November 2008 Best Known as: British-born Academy Award-winning film producer
Birthplace: London, England
John Daly was a British-born movie producer best known for films
like “Platoon” and “The Last Emperor.”
“Platoon” won the Oscar for best picture in 1987 and
“The Last Emperor” won it in 1988. Daly created a film
company called Hemdale with David Hemmings that produced over 100 films
and earned over one billion dollars. Daly was chairman of Film and Music
Entertainment—over a period of 40 years, his film companies won 21
Oscar nominations, 13 Oscar awards, and many other awards.
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