Stanley R. Jaffe
| Stanley R. Jaffe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stanley Richard Jaffe July 31, 1940 |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | CEO of Columbia Pictures Chairman of 20th Century Fox |
Stanley Richard Jaffe (born July 31, 1940) is an American film producer, responsible for movies such as Fatal Attraction, The Accused, and Kramer vs. Kramer.
Jaffe was born to a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1962. He is the son of Leo Jaffe, film executive and "Hollywood Deal Maker." Leo Jaffe was a close friend of independent producer Sam Spiegel; Stanley Jaffe described how he would find his father and Spiegel 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."
In 1962 Jaffe joined Seven Arts Associates, and in 1964 was named executive assistant to the president of Seven Arts. After Warner Brothers purchased Seven Arts in 1967, Jaffe left to join CBS for two years.
After producing Goodbye Columbus, he was in 1970 appointed executive vice president and chief operations officer of Paramount Pictures, and within three months was named president of Paramount Television, which post he resigned in 1971 to form an independent production company, Jaffilms, which was "associated" with Columbia Pictures. Jaffilms produced Bad Company (1972) and The Bad News Bears (1976). In 1977 he became executive vice president of worldwide production at Columbia Pictures.
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