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🗓️ 2 April 2024
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Carol Baum is known for Producing Hit Films like Fly Away Home, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Father of the Bride & The Good Girl Starring Jennifer Aniston. She helped turn Stephen King's The Shining into a Film by Stanley Kubrick, was Vice President at 20th Century Fox & Co-President of Dolly Parton's Sandollar Productions. In this episode of The Industry Standard Podcast Barry Katz sits down with legendary Movie & TV Producer Carol Baum for a look at remarkable career producing over 34 Movies & TV Shows. This "Nice Girl" from 1950's American Graffiti-Style New Jersey grew up to become a fighter in Hollywood. Carol discusses how her career in Hollywood has lasted decades because she played the long game. Carol first worked in publishing then moved to Hollywood to raise a family and have a career. It was an uncommon combination for women at the time but Carol stuck to her principles & strong work ethic & succeeded. She's worked with legends like Barbra Streisand & Dolly Parton plus great writers like Mike White who wrote television’s The White Lotus. She executive produced Dead Ringers directed by David Cronenberg & Kicking and Screaming directed by Noah Baumbach who also wrote the Blockbuster Film Barbie. Carol has recently written a book "Creative Producing". In this Podcast she shares some of her book's wisdom such as: Don't keep people waiting, have great taste, watch out for horrible bosses, don't be afraid to call people & most importantly fight for what you believe in.
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