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Robert Evans · Arts & Literature

What

Paramount production chief ('The Godfather' era) and producer of 'Chinatown'

When

1930, New York City, USA — 2019, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Where

New York · Hollywood, California

Biography

Robert Evans is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Paramount production chief ('The Godfather' era) and producer of 'Chinatown'

How & why

Robert Evans, born Robert J. Shapera to a Jewish family in New York, was the flamboyant head of production at Paramount Pictures during its early-1970s renaissance, presiding over 'The Godfather,' 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'Love Story.' As an independent producer he went on to make 'Chinatown,' and his memoir 'The Kid Stays in the Picture' became a Hollywood legend.

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Source: Wikipedia (born Robert J. Shapera to a Jewish family in New York)

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Paramount production chief ('The Godfather' era) and producer of 'Chinatown'

1972

Source: Wikipedia (born Robert J. Shapera to a Jewish family in New York)