Stanley R. Jaffe, who won an Oscar as producer of “Kramer vs. Kramer” in 1980 and served in top positions at several studios, died Monday in Rancho Mirage. He was 84.
Jaffe, the son of Columbia Pictures executive Leo Jaffe, also shepherded major productions including “Fatal Attraction,” “The Accused,” “Goodbye, Columbus” and “The Bad News Bears.” Among his other credits were notable films of the 1980s such as “Taps,” “Racing With the Moon” and “Black Rain.”
While partnered with Sherry Lansing at Jaffe-Lansing Productions, he received an Oscar nomination for 1987’s “Fatal Attraction.”
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