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JULIEN'S AUCTIONS IS PROUD TO PRESENT "PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT EVANS", AN AUCTION TAKING PLACE IN BEVERLY HILLS AND LIVE ONLINE AT JULIEN'S LIVE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th.

"Property From The Estate Of Robert Evans" is a celebration of the dazzling life and singular career of the legendary American film producer and studio executive, Robert Evans.  Evans produced some of American cinema’s finest achievements and championed a new generation of commercial and artistic filmmaking from the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Sidney Lumet, Roman Polanski, John Schlesinger and more. This exclusive auction event will take place Saturday, October 24th in Beverly Hills and live online at juliensauctions.com.
 
On offer is a spectacular collection of the Hollywood titan’s fine and decorative art, classic cars, household items, memorabilia, and awards and artifacts from Evans’ most iconic film productions such as Chinatown, The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Love Story, Rosemary’s Baby, Serpico, True Grit, and more.
 
Many of the over 600 items owned and used by the award-winning movie mogul - known for his larger than life celebrity persona as much as his cinematic legacy - come from his Woodland estate in Beverly Hills as depicted in the documentary film, The Kid Stays in the Picture, based on his famous autobiography of the same name.
 
Evans was discovered by actress Norma Shearer who cast him to play the role of her late husband, the film mogul Irving Thalberg, in Man of a Thousand Faces. He embarked on a brief acting career with the role of bullfighter, Pedro Romero, cast by Darryl F. Zanuck in 1957's The Sun Also Rises, a film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel opposite Ava Gardner, as well as in 1959’s The Best of Everything, opposite Joan Crawford, until he discovered his true passion to work as a film producer.
 
Evans rose to the ranks as Head of Production for Paramount and turned the floundering studio into the most successful studio in Hollywood and one of Gulf-Western’s most profitable enterprises, due to the box office and critical success of his film productions. 
 
During his tenure at Paramount, the studio produced classic films such as Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, The Godfather, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Italian Job, True Grit, Harold and Maude, Serpico, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Save the Tiger, The Conversation, The Great Gatsby and many more.
 
After stepping down as Production Chief, Evans continued his streak of successful films as an independent producer with Marathon Man, Popeye, and Urban Cowboy. In the next two decades, he produced The Cotton Club, The Two Jakes, Sliver, Jade, The Phantom, The Saint, and his last film, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
 
In 1994, Evans’s autobiography titled, “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” was published and struck a chord in Hollywood for its vivid storytelling of his notorious life in showbusiness and personal life. An award-winning documentary film of the same name adapted from the book.
 
Evans’ distinguished awards and honors include a Golden Globe for "Best Motion Picture/Drama” for Chinatown in 1974; the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film for Marathon Man in 1977; a Producers Guild of America (PGA) Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures award for Chinatown in 2000; the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures presented by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) in 2003, and more. Evans died on October 26, 2019 at the age of 89 in Beverly Hills.
 
Auction highlights, many of which were in Evans’ Woodland estate and appeared in the 2002 film, The Kid Stays in the Picture.  Included in his collection of fine art photography and paintings is a “Female Nude with Raised Arm” in the manner of Renoir, as well as works by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon, Helmut Newton, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Bernard Buffet, Duilio Barnabe, and more.
 
Also featured is Evans’ vast collection of fine furniture and decorative items as well as artifacts from his legendary career including a Hollywood Walk of Fame Plaque, his 1974 Golden Globe for Chinatown which he won for "Best Motion Picture/Drama”, his early draft annotated script of The Godfather, his brass “name” that hung on his Paramount Studios’ office door, and much, much more.

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If you can't make it out to Beverly Hills to bid in person, you can still watch all the action as well as bid online at Julien's Live.

This limited catalogue also provides an opportunity for a special keepsake for your collection.

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