His “Kramer vs. Kramer” won for best picture in 1980, one of many high points in a career that saw him in top jobs, twice, at Paramount.

He was nominated for an Academy Award again in 1987 for Fatal Attraction (1987), which he produced alongside Sherry Lansing during their eight-year partnership as Jaffe-Lansing Productions. The movie starred Michael Douglas and Glenn Close and became so iconic it introduced the phrase "bunny boiler" into everyday use.

Stanley R. Jaffe, the Oscar-winning producer behind Kramer vs. Kramer and a key figure in Hollywood’s studio system, has passed away at the age of 84.Jaffe died on Monday in Rancho

He won the Academy Award for best picture for “Kramer vs. Kramer,” shepherded hits like “Fatal Attraction” and had two stints as a top executive at Paramount.

Stanley R. Jaffe, the producer and studio executive who won an Oscar in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer and shepherded other acclaimed films like Fatal Attraction , Goodbye, Columbus and The Bad News Bears, died Monday. He was 84.

Stanley R. Jaffe, who won an Oscar as producer of "Kramer vs. Kramer" in 1980 and served in top positions at several studios, died Monday.

Stanley R. Jaffe, the veteran producer and studio executive who won the Best Picture Oscar for "Kramer vs. Kramer," has died at his Rancho Mirage home at the age of 84, according to his daughter, Betsy.