Stanley R. Jaffe
Stanley Richard Jaffe (born 31 July 1940) is an American film producer, responsible for blockbusters such as Fatal Attraction, The Accused, and Kramer vs. Kramer.[1]
Background
Jaffe was born in New Rochelle, New York. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1962.[2] He is the son of Leo Jaffe, film executive and "Hollywood Deal Maker."[3] Leo Jaffe was a close friend of independent producer Sam Siegel; Stanley Jaffe described how he would find his father and Siegel at his father's office at Columbia Pictures: "The lights were turned low and there they were, at the end of the table, playing gin."[4]
Career
In 1962 Jaffe joined Seven Arts Associates, and in 1964 was named executive assistant to the president of Seven Arts.[2] After Warner Brothers purchased Seven Arts in 1967, Jaffe left to join CBS for two years.[5]
After producing Goodbye Columbus, he was in 1970 appointed executive vice president and chief operations officer of Paramount Pictures,[6] and within three months was named president of Paramount Television,[5] which post he resigned in 1971 to form an independent production company, Jaffilms,[2][5][7] which was "associated" with Columbia Pictures.[3] Jaffilms produced Bad Company (1972) and The Bad News Bears (1976). In 1977 he became executive vice president of worldwide production at Columbia Pictures.
Jaffe returned to independent production with Kramer vs. Kramer in 1979.[2] In 1983, in collaboration with Sherry Lansing (then president of 20th Century-Fox), he started the production company Jaffe-Lansing.[8][9][10] In 1991, he was named president and chief operating officer of Paramount Communications,[11] and dissolved his partnership with Lansing.[2] In 1992 he was named successor to Brandon Tartikoff as president of Paramount.[12]
When Viacom purchased Paramount in 1994, Jaffe was forced out and filed a lawsuit against Paramount for $20 million in a stock option dispute.[13] The case was dismissed by the court in 1995, and in 1995 Jaffe's company Jaffilms entered into a production agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment.[2]
Producer
- The Four Feathers (2002)
- I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
- Madeline (1998)
- School Ties (1992)
- Black Rain (1989)
- The Accused (1988)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Firstborn (1984)
- Without a Trace (1983)
- Taps (1981)
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- The Bad News Bears (1976)
- Bad Company (1972)
- Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
- I Start Counting (1969)
Director
- Without a Trace (1983)
Filmography (as himself)
- Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 2 (2006) (V)
- Black Rain: The Script, the Cast (2006) (V)
- Black Rain: Post-Production (2006) (V)
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
- Bravo Profiles (1 episode, 2002)
- Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001) (V)
- HBO First Look (1 episode, 2000) TV episode
- The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV)
Awards and nominations
- 1988, Academy Awards, nominated for Oscar for Best Picture, Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1981, British Academy Film Awards, won BAFTA Film Award for Best Film, Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1980, Academy Awards, won Oscar for Best Picture, Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1980, David di Donatello Awards, won David for Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
References
- ^ Mitgang, Herbert. "Stanley R. Jaffe". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stanley R. Jaffe biography". Yahoo. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ a b James Sterngold (21 August 1997). "Leo Jaffe, Hollywood Deal Maker, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ Fraser-Cavassoni, Natasha (2003). Sam Spiegel. Simon and Schuster. pp. 158–59. ISBN 9780684836195.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c Dick, Bernard F. (2001). Engulfed: the death of Paramount Pictures and the birth of corporate Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 114–124. ISBN 0813122023. OCLC 9780813122021.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check|oclc=value (help) - ^ Sloane, Leonard (1970-07-29). "Paramount Officer Is Named President". New York Times. p. 69. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Sloane, Leonard (1971-04-02). "Paramount Chief is Set to Resign; 30-Year-Old President Plans Own Production Company". New York Times. p. 53. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Farber, Stephen (1987-05-23). "Republic is Back in the Movie Business". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Blandford, Linda (1989-12-03). "A Prince of Hollywood". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "People". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 5, 1983. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Cieply, Michael (1991-03-19). "Stanley Jaffe Named Paramount President Entertainment: The veteran producer may help boost the firm's sagging film operation". Los Angeles Times. p. D-2. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Dick, Bernard F. (1997). City of dreams: the making and remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 4. ISBN 0813120160. OCLC 9780813120164. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
{{cite book}}: Check|oclc=value (help) - ^ "Jaffe, Forced Out of Paramount, Sues". Los Angeles Times. April 15, 1994. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
External links
- Stanley R. Jaffe at IMDb
- Biography & Credits at Hollywood.com