Robert evans producer autobiography

Robert Evans was born Robert J. Shapera in New York City on June 30, 1930. He is an American film producer and studio executive, He is mostly known for his work on Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, Chinatown and The Godfather. His film career began when he played the role of Norma Shearer's late husband Irving Thalberg in the film Man of a Thousand Faces. From there he decided to go into film producing and became the head of Paramount Pictures in 1967. In 1974 he left that position and started to produce films on his own He produced two nonsuccessful films- The Cotton Club and The Two Jakes. In 2003 he had a hit with How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. He was also the voice for the character in the animated series Kid Notorious. In 2010, Smuggler Films acquired the stage rights to Evans' memoirs, The Kid Stays in the Picture and its sequel, The Fat Lady Sang (which was eventually published in 2013).

1994 American film

The Kid Stays in the Picture is a 1994 print autobiography by film producer Robert Evans. A film adaptation of the book was released in 2002.

The title comes from a line attributed to studio head Darryl F. Zanuck, who was defending Evans after some of the actors involved in the film The Sun Also Rises (1957) had recommended he be removed from the cast.

The film adaptation was directed by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen and released by USA Films. It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Synopsis

Book

The book chronicles Evans' rise from childhood to radio star to film actor to production chief of Paramount Pictures to independent producer, his marriage to Ali MacGraw, his downfall including his 1980 cocaine bust and implication in the murder of Roy Radin, aka "The Cotton Club Murder", his banishment from Paramount Pictures, and his return to the studio in the early 1990s.

The audiobook version was read by Evans himself, with (presumably impromptu) additions.

A revised edition of the book, published in 1995, adds several chapters of new material, including material on his projects after his return to Paramount Pictures.

Film

The film version,

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