Jerome Hellman, producer of 'Midnight Cowboy,' dies at 92
Jerome Hellman, who produced Midnight Cowboy (1969), the only X-rated film ever to win the best picture Academy Award, and who went on to
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Jerome Hellman, who produced Midnight Cowboy (1969), the only X-rated film ever to win the best picture Academy Award, and who went on to
"He had a very bright and promising music career ahead of him," the rapper's lawyer said
The independent moviemaker helped drive the success of ‘Midnight Cowboy,’ which won a Best Picture Oscar in 1970.
Days after Hellman's wife confirmed his death, The Academy offers its condolences in a social media tribute that looks back at his Oscar wins for 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Coming Home'.
Midnight Cowboy Best Picture Oscar winner Jerome Hellman dies at 92 Jolie Lash Jerome Hellman, the Hollywood producer behind 1969's The Mosquito Coast, has died at 92. Elizabeth Empleton Hellman, his wife, confirmed he passed away on May 26, telling Deadline, "we will miss him terribly." Hellman took home the Best Picture Academy Award at the 42nd ceremony for Midnight Cowboy -- the first and only X-rated film to nab the top prize. According to Vanity Fair, after the film took Best Picture, Hellman and director John Schlesinger were allegedly asked to make edits to get it ...