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Background. This is the production company of film producing duo Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, best known for producing the Rocky franchise, for which they won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1976. The duo would later pick up nominations for Raging Bull and The Right Stuff, the latter being their last project together before the ...
Jun 25, 2015 · Robert Chartoff, who died at age 81, was a successful and resourceful independent producer, whose movies reflected the zeitgeist of America at the end of the twentieth century. He is best known perhaps for producing Rocky [1976], which garnered Chartoff and his long-time producing partner, Irwin Winkler, six Golden Globes nominations and one win, for best movie-drama, as well as three Oscars.
Robert Chartoff was born on 26 August 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Creed (2015), Rocky (1976) and Raging Bull (1980). He was married to Jenny Weyman-Cockle, Vanessa Howard and Phyllis Raphael. He died on 10 June 2015 in Santa Monica, California, USA. Born August 26, 1933. Died June 10, 2015 (81) Add to list.
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At the 49th Oscars, producers Winkler and Robert Chartoff took home Best Picture for the boxing drama, Rocky. "It was an out-of-body experience," he says. "You never really think you're going to catch a star while it's glittering." Even all these years later, Winkler has a clear memory of pulling star Sylvester Stallone onstage with them.
Jun 11, 2015 · Robert Chartoff, the Oscar-winning producer behind films like Rocky, Raging Bull, and The Right Stuff, died yesterday from pancreatic cancer.He was 81. Chartoff’s introduction to the ...
Jun 11, 2015 · June 10, 2015 / 9:40 PM PDT / KCAL News. SANTA MONICA (AP) — Robert Chartoff, the Oscar-winning movie producer behind the boxing classics "Rocky" and "Raging Bull," has died. He was 81. Lynn ...
Jun 10, 2015 · Veteran producer Robert Chartoff died this afternoon after battling pancreatic cancer for the past 2 years, his longtime partner Irwin Winkler confirmed. Chartoff, who was 81, had taken a turn for ...
