CAA, which repped Jaffe, confirmed his death to Deadline.
It also scored Best Director and Adapted Screenplay Oscars for director Robert Benton.
Jaffe also produced and had his lone directing credit on the 1983 missing-child dramaWithout a Trace.
Stanley R. Jaffe with his ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ Best Picture Oscar at the 1980 Academy AwardsGetty Images
Selfishly, I just wanted to stretch myself out, like anyone else.
He received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1978 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Stanley Jaffes sister was Andrea Jaffe, a powerhouse PR exec later Fox marketing chiefwho died in 2016.
The features the unforgettable plotline of the spurned lover boiling the pet rabbit of Gallaghers daughter.
Fatal Attractionwas a commercial smash, spending eight week atop the domestic box office and 10 at No.
1 in the UK, becoming the No.
2 film of 1987 worldwide.
Jaffe and Lansing were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, one of a half-dozen the movie received.
It lost the marquee prize toThe Last Emperorand was shut out of the winners circle.
The following year, he would be named president of Paramount Pictures, replacing Brandon Tartikoff.
Jaffe remained in the post until Viacom bought out Paramount in 1994, leading to his exit.
He lost the legal battle in 1995.
