Laura Ziskin
Name
Laura Ellen Ziskin
Birthplace
San Fernando Valley, California, United States
Birth date
March 3, 1950
Death place
Santa Monica, California, United States
Death date
June 12, 2011
Occupation
Producer
Active Years
1976-2011
Laura Ellen Ziskin (March 3, 1950 – June 12, 2011) was an American producer.
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- Spider-Man (2002)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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Ziskin died of breast cancer at her home in Santa Monica, California, on June 12, 2011, aged 61. Her final films were the franchise reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Butler (2013). She died a few weeks after principal filming ended on The Amazing Spider-Man but three weeks before filming began on The Butler.
In 2012, the Athena Film Festival created an award to be given in her honor: The Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to a woman in the film industry whose leadership demonstrates vision and courage and sets a standard for other women to emulate.