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the following year. Jacobs had been able to secure financing for the project on the strength of Fox contract star Monroe's agreement to star in it, but her death in 1962 forced Jacobs to replace her with
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on location at the time of her husband's death, assumed control of APJAC Productions, and sold all rights and financial participation in the
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According to Trundy, Jacobs stated, "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole family" and gave the rights to
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became one of Fox's highest-grossing releases of 1964, earning Jacobs enough credibility for the studio to finance
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as a publicist in 1946. In 1947, he left Warners to open his own public relations office, and in 1956 he formed
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In 1963, Jacobs formed the feature film production company APJAC Productions, which released its first film,
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for Jacobs's former employer, MGM. Despite being cheaper and less troublesome to produce than
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to his associate, Jerome Hellman, for no fee, saying, "I will not have my name on it".
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In 1973, APJAC Productions was renamed APJAC International. Jacobs produced the
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in 1943, he was promoted to their publicity department before being lured to
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Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers
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franchise to Fox, choosing to concentrate on other projects.
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The Genius and the Goddess: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
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Natalie Trundy: Monkey Business on the Planet of the Apes
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Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History
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Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn: A Musical Adaptation
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Index


Natalie Trundy
press agent
Planet of the Apes
Doctor Dolittle
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Play It Again, Sam
Tom Sawyer
Jewish
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Bros.
Gregory Peck
James Stewart
Judy Garland
Marilyn Monroe
What a Way to Go!
20th Century-Fox
Shirley MacLaine
Doctor Dolittle
Planet of the Apes
Natalie Trundy
Jerome Hellman
Goodbye, Mr Chips
Midnight Cowboy
Academy Award for Best Picture
Reader's Digest
Tom Sawyer
Sherman Brothers

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