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When Evans took over as head of production for Paramount, the floundering studio was the ninth largest. Despite his inexperience, Evans was able to turn the studio around. He made Paramount the most successful studio in Hollywood and transformed it into a profitable enterprise for Gulf+Western.
November 1, 20192:18 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 13-Minute Listen. Playlist. Evans, who died Oct. 26, had a long and storied career as a studio head and producer at Paramount. In...
Evans righted his career with a new Paramount deal in the 1990s, with his last producing credit having been on the blockbuster romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). He died on October 26, 2019.
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Oct 28, 2019 · Robert Evans, the feisty and flamboyant producer and studio chief who resurrected Paramount Pictures in the 1960s by squiring such classics as Rosemary’s Baby, The Godfather and Chinatown to...
Oct 28, 2019 · Robert Evans in a Hollywood screening room in 1968, two years after he was plucked from relative obscurity to run production at Paramount. Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection, via...
Oct 29, 2019 · NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Evans, the protean, fast-living Hollywood producer and former Paramount Pictures production chief who backed such seminal 1970s films as “Chinatown,” ’'The Godfather” and “Harold and Maude,” has died. He was 89. Evans publicist, Monique Moss, confirmed that Evans died on Saturday.
Oct 28, 2019 · Evans was a Hollywood legend who rose from salesman to studio chief, producing classics like \"Chinatown\" and \"Urban Cowboy\". He also faced scandals, divorces, drug addiction and career decline in his turbulent life.
