Life and work
Robert Evans was an American film producer. Born: 29 June 1930. Died: 26 October 2019. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Producer · 1930–2019
Robert Evans
Robert Evans was an American film producer. Born on 29 June 1930, this profile follows Robert Evans through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chinatown (1974). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Chinatown · The Biltmore Los Angeles
Robert Evans is credited as producer on Chinatown. The work’s existing location story leads to The Biltmore Los Angeles. The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Chinatown (1974). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 1 connection. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Chinatown (1974). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
506 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1930-06-29 2019-10-26
Born 29 June 1930
Died 26 October 2019
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Chinatown
Roman Polanski
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Chinatown ↗︎
Ledger: tear the page out of the land books to find the real address behind each film name.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Roman Polanski ↗︎
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish filmmaker. Born on 18 August 1933, this profile follows Roman Polanski through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chinatown (1974). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Huston ↗︎
John Huston was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born on 5 August 1906, this profile follows John Huston through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chinatown (1974). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jerry Goldsmith ↗︎
Jerry Goldsmith was an American film composer. Born on 10 February 1929, this profile follows Jerry Goldsmith through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Planet of the Apes (1968), Chinatown (1974), Innerspace (1987) and Basic Instinct (1992). The location trail reaches Point Dume, Malibu Creek State Park and The Biltmore Los Angeles, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Diane Ladd ↗︎
Diane Ladd was an American actress. Born on 29 November 1935, this profile follows Diane Ladd through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chinatown (1974). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Burt Young ↗︎
Burt Young was an American actor. Born on 30 April 1940, this profile follows Burt Young through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chinatown (1974). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Robert Towne ↗︎
Robert Towne was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. Born on 23 November 1934, this profile follows Robert Towne through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chinatown (1974) and The Rock (1996). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Alcatraz Island and Golden Gate Bridge, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.