This week in our continuing journey of the Six Degrees of Robert Evans, we take The Kid into the fabulous 1980s, which weren’t quite so fabulous at all for him. Busted for a cocaine possession, and his reputation ruined, Evans is then fueled with an obsession of bringing The Cotton Club to the screen. That is all before the murder of Roy Radin in 1983, which connects into it all, although it will take almost a decade to see justice for that crime, and Robert’s name to be cleared.
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Sources
The Kid Stays in the Picture, by Robert Evans (Amazon)
‘Cotton Club’ Jury Convicts 4 of Murder – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
A Tale of Greed and Glitter Emerges in Cotton Club Murder Case | AP News
SOCIETY HOSTESS IS FOUND GUILTY IN SLAYING OF NEW YORK PRODUCER | Latest Headlines|buffalonews.com
Critic’s Notebook: Why Robert Evans Was Hollywood’s “Last Tycoon” – The Hollywood Reporter
Four Are Accused Of Killing Producer In Soured Film Deal – The New York Times
Sex, Drugs, And Hollywood: Inside The Wild Life And Death Of Vaudeville Promoter Roy Radin (allthatsinteresting.com)
Mastermind in ‘Cotton Club’ kidnap-murder gets life in prison (upi.com)