Raymond Hakim

Biography

Egyptian born Raymond Hakim and his brothers have been in the film industry since they were teenagers. Raymond and his brother Robert began working at Paramount before going on to found their own production company in 1934 where they produced major French films. Another brother Andre became a producer at 20th Century-Fox in the early '50s after marrying one of mogul Darryl F. Zanuck's daughters. In the 1940s, Raymond, Robert and Andre moved to the U.S., and after producing a few films there Robert and Raymond returned to France. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi