140. Six Degrees of Robert Evans | The Kid Becomes Head of Paramount

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

History, True Crime

4.7 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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This week we continue our journey into the Six Degrees of Robert Evans, taking him through the early 1960s. Here, he leaves his actor days behind and with some real cash and bravado behind him, becomes the head of Production for Paramount Pictures. All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time.
0:02.8	We'll be on it all the time.
0:04.1	He could walk to school by himself. She could see something, she shouldn't. He could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls. They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone? Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE safer Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone.
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0:26.9	network. To verify best network see e.e.com.ukh. Welcome to Dunn and Dunn. I'm Alicia, your hostess
0:33.8	on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, where we continue our journey this week
0:39.4	to connect a few more bits into the six degrees of Robert Evans.
0:45.1	Thanks for joining me today as we do a quick investigation here of how Robert Evans makes it
0:52.2	from fledgling actor to head of production at Paramount.
0:59.0	It is this early 1960s time frame that is really going to set Robert up for success in his coming
1:06.3	decades. We have a lot of fun appearances in this episode with some returning favorites in our cast of characters.
1:14.4	We have some new characters in our investigation as well.
1:17.8	As always, with the Robert Evans series, this story does include some saucy language.
1:24.1	Please be forewarned.
1:26.6	How do we get the kid to being the head of Paramount? Let's investigate. After returning from Hollywood, Robert Evans and his brother did sell Yvonne-Pacon to Charles Revson, the founder of the Revlon Corporation.
1:59.6	This gives Robert Evans what he calls
2:02.4	fuck you money and Robert Evans was going to make the most of it. He will move into a swanky
2:09.6	townhouse on East 76th Street. Robert Evans at this time also becomes great pals with
2:17.0	Porfirio Ruby Rosa.
2:20.1	In this time, the early 1960s, Ruby Rosa has divorced from two heiresses that are coming
2:27.1	into our investigation, Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton.
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