Oscar winning Kramer vs Kramer producer Stanley R. Jaffe died peacefully at his home in Rancho Mirage on Monday at the age of 84, his daughter Betsy Jaffe confirmed.
“He will be remembered as a visionary, a philanthropist and a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend,” his family siad in a statement.
“His legacy of integrity, generosity and creativity will continue to inspire for years to come. Let’s not forget a perfect day for Stanley was spent on the golf course with his many friends.”
He won an Oscar in 1980 for his work on the Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman vehicle Kramer vs Kramer.
He was nominated for an Academy Award again in 1987 for Fatal Attraction (1987), which he produced alongside Sherry Lansing during their eight-year partnership as Jaffe-Lansing Productions. The movie starred Michael Douglas and Glenn Close and became so iconic it introduced the phrase “bunny boiler” into everyday use.
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In addition to the Fatal Attraction other films produced by their company included the Jodie Foster-starring The Accused (1988) and Ridley Scott’s Black Rain (1989).
He took a chance by casting a then relatively unknown Meryl Streep, in Kramer vs Kramer and it paid off as the drama about a family torn apart by divorce went on to win best picture and four other Academy Awards.
“Oh boy. I grew up in a home that’s been associated with this business for 51 years. This [Oscar] has always been very important to all of us as a representation of excellence,” he said in his acceptance speech.
He said it was “a film that’s made with love, and it’s made about love.”
Jaffe had been the youngest head of a major studio in Hollywood history when, at age 29, he was named executive VP and COO of Paramount Pictures in October 1969.
Before he departed in August 1971 to return to independent producing, he was responsible for greenlighting classic films such as Love Story (1970) and The Godfather (1972).
He also turned his hand to directing making his debut on Without A Trace in 1983. Shortly afterwards he told the New York Times the movies to which he was drawn “deal with the family and what it’s like to be a member of that family, whether it’s together or apart, given the pressures that are put on it by the outside world.”
His more recent films included Madeline (1998), I Dreamed of Africa (2000) and a remake of The Four Feathers (2002).
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Melinda; children Bobby, Betsy, Alex and Katie, grandchildren Jordan, Leo, Avery, Sabrina and Zoe; sister Marcia, and brother Ira. Another sister, publicist Andrea Jaffe, died in 2016 at age 66.