Producer who revived the fortunes of Paramount Pictures with hit films including Love Story, The Godfather and Chinatown
Robert Evans: passionate midwife to the Hollywood new wave
The capricious, imperious film figure, who has died aged 89, was a mentor and enabler to directors such as Francis Ford Coppola
Robert Evans, celebrated Hollywood producer of Chinatown, dies aged 89
Renowned 1970s studio executive who gained a cult following with his autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture
January 2018
A brush with greatness
The day I caused a soapy Jacuzzi to explode over Robert Evans
In 2003, Jesse Chehak was a photographer’s assistant and was tasked with setting up a shoot location for the Godfather producer
March 2017
The Kid Stays in the Picture review – from mogul to minor player
The Kid Stays in the Picture review – Robert Evans gets the Citizen Kane treatment
February 2017
How Robert Evans changed movies for ever – and for the better
With The Godfather and Chinatown, Robert Evans revolutionised the movie industry. Now, Simon McBurney is staging the mogul’s scandalous memoir, The Kid Stays in the Picture. They talk about art, life and America
October 2003
Robert Evans: the kid stays in the cartoon
The film version of Robert Evans’s autobiography, The Kid Stays in the Picture, was such a success that it gave the louche, one-time head of production at Paramount Pictures ideas. Or at least an idea.
January 2003
John Patterson on film
Robert Evans: the player
Sometime coke-fiend, murder conspiracy suspect and near-bankrupt, Evans is a legend in Hollywood. No wonder the film of his life is so eagerly anticipated. John Patterson visits his LA home
November 2002
Guardian interviews at the BFI
Guardian/NFT interview: Robert Evans – part one
Guardian interviews at the BFI
Guardian/NFT interview: Robert Evans - part two
September 2002
This much I know
Robert Evans: 'Any man who says he can read a woman's thoughts is a man who knows nothing'
