Ronald Schwary, Oscar-Winning Producer of 'Ordinary People,' Dies at 76

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerOlivia de Havilland, a two -time winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress, has died.

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Dave McNary Film ReporterRonald L. Schwary, who won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Robert Redford’s “Ordinary People,” died on July 2 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Also Read: Bettina Gilois, 'McFarland USA' and 'Bessie' Screenwriter, Dies at 58The following year, Redford hired Schwary as the sole producer for his directorial debut of “Ordinary People.” That film went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture for Schwary and Best Director for Redford, as well as the New York Film Critics Award, National Board of Review Best Picture Award and a Golden Globe Award.He again teamed with Pollack on “Absence of Malice,” the newspaper drama starring

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerRonald Schwary, who won an Oscar as the producer of Ordinary People and whose other major film successes include A Soldier’s Story, Absence of Malice, Scent of a Woman and Tootsie, has died. He was 76.

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