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The Kid Stays in the Picture

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The Kid Stays in the Picture by Hollywood giant and legendary "bad boy" Robert Evans is an intimate and fascinating account of his rise, fall, and rise again in show business. The only actor to ever run a studio, Evans took Paramount from the basement to the penthouse with such movies as The Odd Couple, Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, The Godfather and Chinatown.

An extraordinary raconteur, Evans spares no one, least of all himself. From Errol Flynn, Ava Gardner, and Jimmy Cagney to Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, and Sharon Stone, here is Hollywood revealed as never before. Laced throughout are his fascinating liaisons with some of the world's most beautiful women, including his marriage and divorce to Ali Macgraw and Phyllis George.

Robert Evans, the producer's producer, has seen and done it all. The Kid Stays in the Picture is one life story you'll never forget.

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"To me, the author's proper name is 'Notorious'. His autobiography? I'm afraid to read it!"

— Jack Nicholson

"It's more than a must read. It's a must read again and again!"

Time

"Don't even try to put it down!"

The New York Times

"It's the wildest, most profane, most ridiculously riveting movie memoir ever!"

Newsweek

"The best Hollywood memoir I've ever read."

Variety

"Sex, drugs, scheming movie stars...this story has it all. A great read! A terrific book! A real page turner proving that truth is juicier than fiction."

Good Morning America

"Rated 'A'...a killer read whose prose has the snap of the Catwoman's lash."

Entertainment Weekly

"The best of the best."

Publishers Weekly
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AUTHOR

Robert Evans

PLAYWRIGHT

Jon Robin Baitz

DIRECTOR

Sir Richard Eyre