Robert L Jacks (1927-1987) was an American film producer. [1]
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He married the daughter of Darryl F. Zanuck who gave him a job at 20th Century Fox. [2]
He set up his own company in the late 1960s. [3]
Robert L Jacks (1927-1987) was an American film producer. [1]
He married the daughter of Darryl F. Zanuck who gave him a job at 20th Century Fox. [2]
He set up his own company in the late 1960s. [3]
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