Biography
Edward Saxon is an American film producer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was educated at McGill University, where he founded the Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre, and later at the Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
He was Jonathan Demme's producing partner on several films, including Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Philadelphia (1993). Saxon produced Adaptation. (2002), That Thing You Do! (1996) and Away We Go (2009). He has also served as executive producer on films such as Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Fast Food Nation (2006) and Miami Blues (1990).
Saxon is the endowed Chair of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The Silence of the Lambs won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
