Word: alie
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lost Love. Robert Evans, the studio's production chief, proclaims Gatsby "the most talked-about film since Gone With the Wind. "Evans' former wife Ali MacGraw started a bit of the talk. Scheduled to star as Daisy in the film, she lost the part when she left Evans for Steve McQueen. Still, since the film does not open until late March, it is most often talked about simply as "the most talked about," rather like the celebrity who was always called "famous." Famous for what? "Famous for being famous...
...film rights had reverted to Fitzgerald's daughter. In 1970, Evans and MacGraw approached Producer David Merrick. "Bob said to me," recounts Merrick, " 1 want to do this picture for Ali, and I think you have the class to do it properly. And, of course,' he added, 'you are a friend of Scottie's.' " Bare Bones. Evans had hoped to buy the rights for $130,000, but by the time Merrick got to Mrs. Smith there was a sudden spate of competitive bidders, including Robert Redford and Producer Ray Stark. It took Merrick a year...
These days, however, he believes that he overcommitted himself to The Godfather and feels his neglect of Third Wife Ali MacGraw (the others: Actresses Sharon Hugueny and Camilla Sparv) led to the collapse of their marriage. He still talks obsessively about Ali to anyone who will listen. Since her departure, he rattles noiselessly around the house among his housekeeper, chef, tennis court, swimming pool, screening room and 32 telephones. He sometimes shuts them off when his and Ali's son Joshua comes to stay. Evans' back is slightly better since he found a Chinese acupuncturist in Paris...
...known for lightning affairs with starlets. He hates other people's parties ("I don't like making conversation with someone I'll never see again"), but enjoys giving dinners or screenings, particularly for his peers among the famous and powerful. When word of Ali's affair with Steve McQueen became public, a frequent house guest at the Evanses offered to intercede. "If I can negotiate with the North Vietnamese in Paris, maybe I could negotiate with Ali in Texas," said Henry Kissinger. But Bob Evans knew when he had lost the final...
...most dramatic event of the summit, however, Sadat was able to reconcile Pakistan's Premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Bangladesh Premier Sheik Mujibur Rahman, who have been enemies since Bangladesh split off from Pakistan two years ago. Bhutto solemnly recognized the independence of Pakistan's former east wing, while Sheik Mujib hinted that he will no longer press wartime atrocity charges against 195 Pakistani officers held prisoner in India. Mujib promised also to do "my bit" to reconcile Pakistan and India, a task that would tax even Henry Kissinger...