Jake Eberts

Jake Eberts
OC
Born
John David Eberts

(1941-07-10)July 10, 1941
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedSeptember 6, 2012(2012-09-06) (aged 71)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse(s)Fiona (24 February 1968 – 6 September 2012; his death; 3 children)

Jake Eberts, OC (July 10, 1941 – September 6, 2012) was a Canadian film producer, executive and financier. He was known for his work on Academy Award-winning titles Chariots of Fire (1981, uncredited), Gandhi (1982), Dances with Wolves (1990), and the successful animated feature Chicken Run (2000). According to Filmink magazine "he was responsible for some of the greatest British films of all time."

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