Julia Phillips
publication date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 (part of July 2024)
category: Movies
clue: Close Encounters was the third kind of smash-hit success that she enjoyed in 1970s Hollywood, but she was the first of her kind to win a Best Picture Oscar.
explanation: Phillips produced The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, making her a top producer in Hollywood in the 1970s, and (for The String) the first female producer to win a Best Picture Oscar. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and LaVonne Lemler