Robert evans was born in new york city, to florence (krasne) and archie shapera, a dentist with a thriving practice in harlem Robert evans, the hollywood producer who proved to be a character as memorable as any of those in the string of classics he oversaw as head of production for paramount pictures, has passed away. His family was of russian jewish descent
Robert Evans Producer
He was raised on manhattan's upper west side
As the chief of paramount pictures, robert evans presided over a remarkable run of film classics including “chinatown” and “the godfather.”
Evans, one of the most memorable characters in biskind’s book, was the head of paramount pictures between 1966 and 1974 During his tenure, he presided over francis ford coppola’s first and. Shapera, famously known as robert evans, was a legendary american film producer and studio executive who was widely known for revitalizing paramount pictures in the late 1960s and 1970s.
