Robert Evans, Hollywood mogul of legendary bravado, dies at 89

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Robert Evans, the Paramount Pictures executive who presided over a remarkable range of hits — notably “The Godfather,” “Chinatown,” “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Love Story” — and whose rakish and erratic personal style embodied the remarkable rise, fall and rise of a Hollywood player, died Oct. 26. He was 89.


With his gravelly voice, large-framed designer glasses, perpetual tan and fondness for gold chains and suede jeans, Mr. Evans brimmed with a rakish confidence and showmanship that propelled his career in the 1960s and 1970s.

He was long considered one of the savviest production chiefs in Hollywood, but cocaine abuse gradually derailed his career.

He pampered his stars, paid his writers generously and created — except for rare occasions of explosive conflict with temperamental filmmakers — an atmosphere where the art of moviemaking seemed to matter more than the bottom line. But eventually the profits came.

At: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-evans-hollywood-mogul-of-legendary-bravado-dies-at-89/2019/10/28/27eb3712-97c3-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html

Always in the picture: Robert Evans, 1930-2019.