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The Academy will salute legendary studio chief and producer Robert Evans with an evening that also will feature a 40th anniversary screening of the Academy Award®-nominated thriller Rosemary's Baby, a film that Evans brought to Paramount Pictures and oversaw, along with producer William Castle, through its production. The celebration will start with an onstage conversation featuring some of Evans’ close friends – Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone, director Brett Ratner, Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash and Variety editor-in-chief Peter Bart. Evans started in Hollywood as an actor. He was reportedly “discovered” byNorma Shearer, who thought that the young man at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool looked enough like her late husband Irving Thalberg to play him in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957). Twentieth Century-Fox studio executive Darryl Zanuck gave Evans a five-year acting contract. Evans’ other notable roles include the bullfighter in The Sun also Rises (1957), opposite Ava Gardner, and playboy Dexter Key in The Best of Everything (1959). In the mid-‘60s he redirected his career and found success as the head of Paramount Pictures. During his tenure, Evans fostered the production of several now-classic films, including The Odd Couple (1968), True Grit (1969), Love Story (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), The Godfather (1972), Paper Moon (1973), The Conversation (1974) and The Great Gatsby (1974). In the mid-‘70s Evans moved into the role of full-time producer, leading such features as Chinatown (1974), Marathon Man (1976), Black Sunday (1977), Urban Cowboy (1980), Popeye (1980), The Cotton Club (1984), The Out-of-Towners (1999) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) through the creative process. Evans received an Oscar® nomination for Best Picture for Chinatown. Through his autobiography, “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” the film based on that book, his ongoing producing career and his reputation for a colorful personal life, Evans has become an icon to filmmakers and movie lovers alike. Rosemary's Baby (1968) Cast Mia Farrow (Rosemary Woodhouse), John Cassavetes (Guy Woodhouse), Ruth Gordon (Minnie Castevet), Sidney Blackmer (Roman Castevet), Maurice Evans (Hutch), Ralph Bellamy (Dr. Sapirstein), Angela Dorian (Terry), Patsy Kelly (Laura-Louise), Elisha Cook (Mr. Nicklas), Emmaline Henry (Elise Dunstan), Marianne Gordon (Joan Jellico), Philip Leeds (Doctor Shand), Charles Grodin (Dr. Hill), Hanna Landy (Grace Cardiff), Hope Summers (Mrs. Gilmore), Wende Wagner (Tiger). Directed by Roman Polanski. Produced by William Castle. Screenplay Polanski. Based on the novel by Ira Levin. Cinematography William Fraker. Film Editing Sam O’Steen, Robert Wyman. Production Design Richard Sylbert. Costume Design Anthea Sylbert. Music Krzysztof Komeda. Makeup Allan Snyder. Mia Farrow’s Hairstyles Sydney Guilaroff, Vidal Sassoon. William Castle Enterprises. Paramount Pictures. 1968. 35mm. 137 mins. Print courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Academy Award® winner: Actress in a Supporting Role (Gordon) |
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