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Jan 19, 2016 · Paul Aratow, a pioneer of California cuisine and a college professor who went on to produce the 1984 film Sheena, starring Tanya Roberts as the Queen of the Jungle, has died. He was 78.
Paul Aratow was born on 8 June 1937 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Sheena (1984) and Bizarre Devices (1973). He died on 15 November 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Director
- June 8, 1937
- Paul Aratow
- November 15, 2015
In 1974, a friend of documentary filmmaker Paul Aratow suggested to him that the comic book Sheena would make a good film. Aratow thought, "Something went off in my head – I realised that it was a most commercial idea, it had action and a sexy, mythic Earth goddess type who was actually one of the true comic-book heroines."
May 6, 2018 · Documentary filmmaker Paul Aratow got the idea to make a Sheena movie in the 1970s, and in quick succession had a deal with Universal Pictures with the idea it would star Raquel Welch.
Paul Aratow was born on 8 June 1937 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Sheena (1984) and Bizarre Devices (1973). He died on 15 November 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- June 8, 1937
- November 15, 2015
The restaurateur, author and food activist Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971 with the film producer Paul Aratow, then a professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
Nov 15, 2015 · Paul Aratow was a writer, producer and director best known for the 1984 “Queen of the Jungle” film Sheena, starring Tanya Roberts. He also produced the television movie The Spirit, which, like Sheena, was created by comic book icon Will Eisner.
