David Brown (producer) editor of "Cosmopolitan" before his wife, Helen Gurley Brown, joined the magazine. In 1951, the producer Darryl F. Zanuck hired Brown to head the story department at Zanuck's studio, 20th Century-Fox. Brown eventually rose to become executive vice president of creative operations. He and Richard D. Zanuck, Darryl's son, left Fox in 1971 for Warner Bros., but the following year they set out to form their own production company. The caper film "The Sting" (1973) starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford was a Zanuck/Brown "presentation". In 1974, the company produced, along with Universal Pictures, "The Sugarland Express", Steven Spielberg's directorial
James Brown (editor) Adult, Gaming and Dating categories before refocusing on content provided by Psychic Television. After selling IFG, Brown worked across the media. On television he appeared with Gok Wan in "Miss Naked Beauty" and a participant in Channel 4's "Extreme Detox". He also helped create "Flipside TV" and co-produced over 50 episodes before the show was bought for Channel 4 and then Paramount. Brown was appointed as consultant editor-in-chief at Sport Media Group, a part-time post, in November 2007. In January 2008 Barry McIlheney was hired by Brown as the new editor-in-chief. The two men were responsible for a relaunch of