The Hollywood superproducer behind ‘The Godfather’ led a life even more outrageous than what’s depicted in ‘The Offer.’
Embellishments or not, Evans was a larger-than-life figure who became one of the youngest studio heads in Hollywood history and backed some of the greatest films ever made, shaping the culture and championing the artists who made it what it was.
Before becoming a producer, Evans was a working actor with little onscreen experience despite his auspicious start in film. He had been tapped to play a matador in the adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’sto prep for the role. Still, he failed to impress either the film’s stars, Ava Gardner and Tyrone Power, or Hemingway himself. The author and actors demanded that producer Darryl F. Zanuck fire Evans—but Zanuck held his ground.
costarring big shot Steve McQueen. He thought the part would help broaden her acting range. MacGraw initially didn’t want to take the role, but eventually, she said yes., MacGraw and McQueen began having an affair, which soon became a major tabloid story. Evans was distraught, acknowledging years later that MacGraw had been unhappy in the marriage. “Ali warned me, ‘I’m a hot lady.
in 1998. MacGraw and Evans eventually divorced, with MacGraw marrying McQueen not longer after. The affair, along with the fact thatwas a critical flop, torched MacGraw’s reputation, though Evans later spoke sweetly and supportively of his ex-wife. “If I had it to do over,” Evans told theA feud with Robert Redfordfilms. He was overseeing an adaptation of
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