BLACK SABBATH - 13-TIME OSCAR-WINNING PRODUCER DALY DEAD AT 71

13-TIME OSCAR-WINNING PRODUCER DALY DEAD AT 71

Producer John Daly, whose films garnered 13 best-movie Oscars over 40 years, died of cancer Friday in Los Angeles at age 71. In the late '60s, Daly teamed with actor David Hemmings to form the Hemdale Group, which initially managed several rock bands that became part of the so-called British Invasion, including Yes and Black Sabbath. In 1971, Daly bought out Hemmings's interest in the company and moved it into films and stage productions. Within a few years it had become the leading independent film studio in Britain, turning out more than 100 films. He is the only independent film producer who ever won back-to-back best-picture Oscars, when Platoon won in 1986, followed by The Last Emperor in 1987.

03/11/2008