About
Film and TV producer who produced Easy Rider and other important films, such as Five Easy Pieces and Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven.
Before Fame
He attended Cornell University before being expelled.
Trivia
He went on to produce The Last Picture Show based on Robert McMurtry's novel and the Vietnam War documentary Hearts and Minds.
Family Life
He was married four times. He had a son and a daughter with his first wife Judith.
Associated With
He publicly expressed anti-war sentiments regarding Vietnam after winning an Academy Award in 1975. This prompted an angry response from Frank Sinatra.
