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Arthur P. Jacobs

Production

Born March 7, 1922 · Los Angeles, California, United States

Died June 27, 1973

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Biography

Arthur P. Jacobs (March 7, 1922 – June 27, 1973) was a press agent turned film producer responsible for such films in the 1960s and 1970s as the Planet of the Apes series, Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Play It Again, Sam and Tom Sawyer through his company APJAC Productions.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1968 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

Planet of the Apes

1968Producer

Play It Again, Sam

1972Producer

What a Way to Go!

1964Producer

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969Producer

Tom Sawyer

1973Producer

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971Producer

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972Producer

Doctor Dolittle

1967Producer

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970Producer

Huckleberry Finn

1974Producer

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973Producer