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Jake Eberts (I) (1941–2012)

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He majored in chemical engineering in college, but found he wasn't very good at it. He earned an MBA from Harvard, and worked on Wall Street for three years before joining an investment house in London. In 1974, he was approached to arrange the financing for an animated feature about a group of rabbits... See more trivia »

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Filmography

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2013 Jerusalem (documentary) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Iron Man: Armored Adventures (TV series) (associate producer - 3 episodes, 2012) (executive producer - 1 episode, 2012)
Control-Alt-Delete (2012) (associate producer)
The X-Factor (2012) (associate producer)
Extremis (2012) (executive producer)
Mandarin's Quest (2012) (associate producer)
 
2011 Disneynature: Wings of Life (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2010/I The Way Back (executive producer)
 
2010 Roads to Mecca (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2010 The Illusionist (executive producer)
 
2009 Oceans (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2009 Journey to Mecca (executive producer)
 
2007 Whatever Lola Wants (producer)
 
2007/I The Choir (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 Renaissance (executive producer)
 
2006 Doogal (executive producer)
 
2004 America's Heart & Soul (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2004 Two Brothers (producer)
 
2004 Guy Pearce's Ultimate Guide to Tigers (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 Open Range (producer)
 
2002 Prisoner of Paradise (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2001 Snow in August (TV movie) (producer)
 
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance (producer)
 
2000 Chicken Run (executive producer)
 
1999 Grey Owl (producer)
 
1997 The Education of Little Tree (producer)
 
1996 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (producer)
 
1996 James and the Giant Peach (executive producer)
 
1994 No Escape (executive producer)
 
1993 Super Mario Bros. (producer)
 
1993 The Princess and the Cobbler (executive producer)
 
1992 A River Runs Through It (executive producer)
 
1992 City of Joy (producer)
 
1991 Black Robe (executive producer)
 
1990 The Nutcracker Prince (executive producer: Allied Filmmakers)
 
1990 Dances with Wolves (executive producer)
 
1990 Texasville (executive producer)
 
1989 Driving Miss Daisy (co-executive producer)
 
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn (associate producer)
 
1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (executive producer)
 
1988 Me and Him (associate producer)
 
1987 Hope and Glory (executive producer)
 
1986 The Name of the Rose (executive producer)
 
1981 Chariots of Fire (executive producer - uncredited)
 
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2000 Tribute to Alfred Lepetit (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2011 Inside Story: Dances with Wolves (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1985 The Emerald Forest (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Hatching of 'Chicken Run' (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Hatching of 'Chicken Run' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The Making of 'Super Mario Brothers' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Executive (In Memoriam)
 
2013 The EE British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Memorial Tribute
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1990) Book: "My Indecision is Final - The Rise and Fall of Goldcrest Films" (w/Terry Ilott); Faber & Faber (London); ISBN: 0571148891

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Personal Quote:

People wouldn't think of someone with a chemical engineering background to end up in the movie world, but life can take you down these wonderful paths. See more »

Trivia:

He majored in chemical engineering in college, but found he wasn't very good at it. He earned an MBA from Harvard, and worked on Wall Street for three years before joining an investment house in London. In 1974, he was approached to arrange the financing for an animated feature about a group of rabbits... See more »

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Cancer