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{{short description|American film producer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|17|11|17}}
| birth_place = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
| birth_name = = Edward Bradley Saxon
| occupation = Film producer
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'''Edward Bradley Saxon''' (born November 17, 1956) is an American [[film producer]] and endowed Chair of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]].<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2021-07-15 |title=USC Film School Names Ed Saxon Chair of Peter Stark Producing Program |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/usc-film-school-ed-saxon-peter-stark-producing-1234982579/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Saxon is arguably best known for producing the film ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], and is, to date, the third and last film to sweep the five main categories of Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. (The others are ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' and ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''.)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phipps |first=Keith |date=2022-03-23 |title=The Night ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ Devoured the Oscars |url=https://www.theringer.com/oscars/2022/3/23/22991780/silence-of-the-lambs-oscars-sweep-academy-awards-big-five |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref>
'''Edward Bradley Saxon''' (born November 17, 1956) is an American [[film producer]].
==Early life==
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He studied at [[McGill University]] from 1976 to 1980. While at McGill, he founded the Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre with Veronica Brady and Peter Grossman, and the company is still running today. Saxon acted in many plays at the Players' Theatre, McGill's famous Red and White Review. He also founded a radio comedy troupe called The Circle Jerks.
He then studied at Thethe Peter Stark Producing Program at the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts|USC. School of Cinema-Television]].
==Career==
Saxon is arguably best known for producing the film ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'',. whichFormerly is,[[Jonathan toDemme]]'s dateproducing partner, thehis thirdfilms andinclude last''[[Beloved (1998 film to sweep the five main categories of Academy Award for Best Actor)|Beloved]]'', Best''[[Ulee's ActressGold]]'', Best''[[That AdaptedThing Screenplay,You Best DirectorDo!]]'', and Best Picture. (''[[The othersTruth areAbout Charlie]]'', ''[[ItMarried Happenedto Onethe NightMob]]'' and, ''[[OneMiami FlewBlues]]'' Overand the Cuckoo's Nest'[[Philadelphia (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestPhiladelphia]]''.)
Formerly [[Jonathan Demme]]'s producing partner, his films include ''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]'', ''[[Ulee's Gold]]'', ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'', ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'', ''[[Married to the Mob]]'', ''[[Miami Blues]]'' and ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''.
After parting ways with Demme, Saxon produced [[Charlie Kaufman]] and [[Spike Jonze]]'s ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation.]]''. He produced [[Richard Linklater]]'s ''[[Fast Food Nation]]'' in 2006. More recent projects include ''[[Away We Go]]'', directed by [[Sam Mendes]], and ''[[Our Family Wedding]]'', starring [[Forest Whitaker]] and [[America Ferrera]].
Originally an actor, Saxon was one of [[VH1]]'s first VJ's in New York City. He has made several [[cameo appearance|cameos]] in the films he has produced, most notably as a head in a jar in ''Silence of the Lambs''.
In 2021, Saxon was named Chair of Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. In his appointment, Saxon noted that the Stark program “changed my life.” He added: “Making great stories requires a complex skillset in this transformative time. Building on the legacy of Ray Stark, Art Murphy, and Larry Turman, I'm looking forward to working with our world-class teaching professionals to give students the knowledge and attitudes they need to succeed in marrying commerce and art.”<ref name=":0" />
==Filmography==
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
===Producing===
===Film===
*''[[Enlightened (TV series)|Enlightened]]'' ([[2011 in film|2011]])
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
*''[[Our Family Wedding]]'' ([[2010 in film|2010]])
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
*''[[Away We Go]]'' ([[2009 in film|2009]])
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
*''[[Fast Food Nation]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]])
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
*''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation.]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]])
|-
*''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'' (2002)
| 1986 || ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' || Executive producer
*''[[The Opportunists]]'' ([[2000 in film|2000]])
|-
*''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]])
*| 1988 || ''[[StorefrontMarried to the HitchcockMob]]'' (1998)||
|-
*''[[SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground]]'' ([[1997 in television]]) (TV)
| 1990 || ''[[Miami Blues]]'' || Executive producer
*''[[Ulee's Gold]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]])
|-
*''[[Mandela (1996 film)|Mandela]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]])
| 1991 || ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' ||
*''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' (1996)
|-
*''[[Devil in a Blue Dress (film)|Devil in a Blue Dress]]'' ([[1995 in film|1995]])
| 1993 || ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' ||
*''[[One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]])
|-
*''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' ([[1993 in film|1993]])
| 1995 || ''[[Devil in a Blue Dress (film)|Devil in a Blue Dress]]'' || Executive producer
*''[[Cousin Bobby]]'' ([[1992 in film|1992]])
|-
*''[[Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules]]'' ([[1991 in television|1991]]) (TV)
| 1996 || ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' ||
*''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' ([[1991 in film|1991]])
|-
*''[[Miami Blues]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]])
| 1997 || ''[[Ulee's Gold]]'' || Executive producer
*''[[Married to the Mob]]'' ([[1988 in film|1988]])
|-
*''[[Haiti Dreams of Democracy]]'' ([[1988 in television|1988]]) (TV)
*| 1998 || ''[[Something WildBeloved (19861998 film)|Something WildBeloved]]'' ([[1986 in film|1986]])|
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Opportunists]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002 || ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Fast Food Nation (film)|Fast Food Nation]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Away We Go]]'' ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Our Family Wedding]]'' ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Elsa & Fred (2014 film)|Elsa & Fred]]'' ||
|}
;As an actor
===Acting===
*''[[Scout's Honor (film)|Scout's Honor]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]])
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
*''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]])
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
*''[[The Ref]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]])
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
*''[[Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules]]'' ([[1991 in television|1991]]) (TV)
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
*''[[Miami Blues]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]])
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
*''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' ([[1986 in film|1986]])
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| 1986 || ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' || Kevin Stroup ||
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| 1990 || ''[[Miami Blues]]'' || Krishna Ravindra at Miami Airport ||
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| 1991 || ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' || Benjamin Raspail (Head in a Jar) || {{center|<small>Uncredited</small>}}
|-
| 1994 || ''[[The Ref]]'' || Reporter ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]'' || Man with Rubbery Face || {{center|<small>Uncredited</small>}}
|}
;Thanks
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Household Saints]]'' || Thanks
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Some Mother's Son]]'' ||rowspan=3| Special thanks
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Me and You and Everyone We Know]]''
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Music (2021 film)|Music]]'' || The producers wish to thank
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1988 || ''Haiti Dreams of Democracy'' || Executive producer || Documentary
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Women & Men 2]]'' || Co-producer || Television film
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Subway Stories]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Enlightened (TV series)|Enlightened]]'' || Co-executive producer ||
|-
| 2016−19 || ''[[Ray Donovan]]'' || Co-executive producer ||
|}
;As an actor
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
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| 1991 || ''[[Women & Men 2]]'' || Ad Man || Television film
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.saxonproductions.net Edward Saxon Productions]
* {{imdb name|0768324|Edward Saxon}}
* [http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aaadaptationintc.htm Interview with Edward Saxon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712100753/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aaadaptationintc.htm |date=2007-07-12 }}, ''Adaptation''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070427133520/http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article2450331.ece Edward Saxon and others discuss why so many novels never make it to the big screen], ''The Independent''
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