Producer David Korda, who was born in a family of prominent filmmakers, has passed away, as per The Hollywood Reporter. He was aged 87. Film historian and the writer of Korda’s uncle Alexander Korda’s biography, namely Charles Drazin, revealed the news of the producer’s death through social media earlier today.
The son of filmmker Zoltàn Korda, David Korda died at London’s Cromwell Hospital on September 18 after a fight with cancer, as per Drazin.
Zoltàn Korda directed films like The Four Feathers (1939) and Cry, the Beloved Country (1951). His mother Joan Gardner was an actor popular for her work in the films The Scarlett Pimpernel (1934) and Dark Journey (1937). And Alexander Korda founded British Lion Films’ owner London Films, which backed The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) and The Third Man (1949).
In his six-decade-long career, Korda backed films like Hamburger Hill (1987) and After the Rain (1999). As a financier, Korda collaborated with Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather films and Apocalypse Nowon the making of the 1983 releases The Outsiders and Rumble Fish. Korda also played a key role in arranging the funds for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), the expensive Terry Gilliam directorial.
He is survived by his daughter, Lerryn, and son Nik.
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