Godfather producer and ex-Paramount chief Robert Evans dies aged 89

FILM producer Robert Evans, who was behind a string of classic Hollywood hits including the 'Godfather', has died aged 89.

Evans was a senior figure at Paramount Studios and produced 'Chinatown', 'Marathon Man' and 'Urban Cowboy' during the studio’s heyday in the 1970s.The former actor was married seven wives, including to actress Ali McGraw, and his autobiography, 'The Kid Stays in the Picture', inspired a documentary about his colourful life.

Evans was born Robert Shapera and started out as an actor, who was cast as a bullfighter in 1957's ‘The Sun Also Rises’. For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online, where we will bring you live updates as soon as they happen, before anyone else.

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