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Feb. 10, 2010
Obituaries
As the chief of Paramount Pictures, Robert Evans presided over a remarkable run of film classics including “Chinatown” and “The Godfather.”
Oct. 28, 2019
Ministry of Gossip
July 20, 2011
Entertainment & Arts
A witness in the “Cotton Club” preliminary hearing testified Tuesday that a defendant in the case told him that former Paramount Pictures production chief Robert Evans and a reputed Florida cocaine dealer were the two people responsible for ordering the 1983 murder of New York theatrical producer Roy Radin.
June 21, 1989
Television
Bizarre humor is laced with touching moments. Evans’ quirky charm makes the show work.
Oct. 22, 2003
Better known for enigmatic intensity, Matthew Goode captures the manic joy of the Paramount chief in making-of-’The Godfather’ drama ‘The Offer.’
May 5, 2022
Company Town Blog
Feb. 11, 2010
Movies
He was the Player before there was ‘The Player.’ Junior moguls idolize him, studios still make movies with him. Just don’t mention Dustin Hoffman.
Jan. 4, 1998
After sauntering to Sundance and holding court at Cannes, barnstorming Robert Evans--the former boy toy-turned-studio-chief-turned disgraced Hollywood pasha--will finally bring his trademark throaty roar and suave ‘60s panache to multiplexes across America on Friday with the release of “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” the documentary, or rather, hagiography about his life.
July 22, 2002
The blueprint for “Two Jakes,” the long-discussed sequel to the 1974 thriller “Chinatown,” is finally complete.
Jan. 23, 1985