Robert Relyea

Robert Relyea Biography

Robert Emile Relyea (May 3, 1930 - March 5, 2013) was an American film producer and executive. He was known for several films produced in collaboration with Steve McQueen. Relyea served as President of Production at MGM/United Artists (MGM/UA) from 1997 to 2001.

Life and career

Relyea was born in Santa Monica, California. Relyea began his career in 1955 as a crew member at MGM. After working with director John Sturges on the 1959 film Never So Few and the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven, Relyea joined Sturges' production company Alpha Corp. in 1961. There, he worked on the 1963 film The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen. Relyea and McQueen then formed Solar Productions in 1966, producing Bullitt in 1968 and The Reivers in 1969. Following the commercial failure of Le Mans in 1971, they ended their partnerhip, and Relyea returned to MGM/UA in 1993 after working as an independent producer. He oversaw production on several James Bond films, including GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day.

California governor Pete Wilson appointed Relyea chair of the California Film Commission in 1996. Relyea's 2008 autobiography, "Not So Quiet on the Set," described film production during "Hollywood's macho era." He died of natural causes in Thousand Oaks, California.

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