Edward Saxon

Edward Saxon
Born
Edward Bradley Saxon

(1956-11-17) November 17, 1956 (age 67)
St. Louis, Missouri
OccupationFilm producer

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.[1] Saxon is arguably best known for producing the 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.)[2]

  1. ^ Galuppo, Mia (2021-07-15). "USC Film School Names Ed Saxon Chair of Peter Stark Producing Program". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ Phipps, Keith (2022-03-23). "The Night 'The Silence of the Lambs' Devoured the Oscars". The Ringer. Retrieved 2024-04-13.