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Nationality
  
United States

Role
  
Film producer

Name
  
Robert Chartoff


Years active
  
1967–2015

Occupation
  
Film Producer

Education
  
Union College

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Born
  
August 26, 1933 (
1933-08-26
)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Died
  
June 10, 2015, Santa Monica, California, United States

Children
  
William Chartoff, Charley Chartoff, Jennifer Chartoff, Miranda Chartoff, Julie Chartoff

Spouse
  
Jenny Weyman (m. 1992–2015), Vanessa Howard (m. 1970–1983)

Movies
  
Rocky, Raging Bull, Rocky IV, Rocky II, Rocky III

Similar People
  
Irwin Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Mardik Martin, Burt Young

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Robert Irwin Chartoff (August 26, 1933 – June 10, 2015) was an American film producer and philanthropist.

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Early life and education

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Chartoff was born on August 26, 1933 in New York City, the son of Bessie and William Chartoff. His family was Jewish. He graduated from Union College in 1955, followed by Columbia University Law School.

Career

Chartoff produced more than 30 movies. He and fellow producer Irwin Winkler won an Academy Award for Best Picture for the 1976 film Rocky.

Philanthropy

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Chartoff established the RC Charitable Foundation in 1990 to award grants to international schools and other child agencies. He served as its President. The RC Charitable Foundation gives grants awards to the Buddha Educational Trust. He served on the Community Advisory Board of the Younes and Soraya Israel Studies Center at UCLA.

Personal life

Chartoff's first wife was Phyllis Raphael, with whom he had three children — Jennifer, William and Julie. They later divorced. In 1970, he married British actress Vanessa Howard, with whom he had one son, Charley. That marriage also ended in divorce. He had one daughter, Miranda, with Jenny Weyman, his third wife, with whom he was married until his death. He died at his home in Santa Monica, California in 2015 from pancreatic cancer.

References

Robert Chartoff Wikipedia