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Bob Rafelson
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American film director (1933–2022)
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Bob Rafelson, born Robert Rafelson in New York City on 21 February 1933, was an American film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer. He was educated at Dartmouth College and worked in film from 1959 to 2002, with works including The Postman Always Rings Twice and Stay Hungry. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Rafelson had four children. He died in Aspen on 23 July 2022, of lung cancer.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The postman always rings twice
- Stay hungry
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Robert "Bob" Rafelson (February 21, 1933-July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was most famous for directing and co-writing the film Five Easy Pieces, starring Jack Nicholson, as well as being one of the creators of the pop group and TV series, The Monkees (with Raybert/BBS Productions partner Bert Schneider). Rafelson was born in New York City, the son of a hat…
Known for
- We Blew It — Self2017
- BBStory: An American Film Renaissance — Self2010
- Reflections of a Philosopher King — Self2010
- America Lost and Found: The BBS Story — Self2010
- Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' — Self2010
- No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos — Self2009
- Afterthoughts — Self2002
- Porn.com — Matty Bonkers2002
- Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees — Self (archive footage)1997
- Who Is Henry Jaglom? — Self1997
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Rafelson , ( 1933-02-21 ) February 21, 1933, New York City, U.S
- Died
- July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) (aged 89), Aspen, Colorado , U.S.
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- Occupations
- Film director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1959–2002
- Spouses
- Toby Carr ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1977 ) Gabrielle Taurek ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Aspen
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Bob Rafelson.JPG
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1933-02-21
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- name in native language
- Bob Rafelson
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-07-23
- Commons category
- Bob Rafelson
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
- birth name
- Robert Rafelson
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Jay Rafelson (February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director include those made as part of the company he co-founded, Raybert/BBS Productions, Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as well as acclaimed later films, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and Mountains of the Moon (1990). Other films he produced as part of BBS include two of the most significant films of the era, Easy Rider (1969) and The Last Picture Show (1971). Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and The Last Picture Show were all chosen for inclusion in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. He was also one of the creators of the pop group and TV series The Monkees with BBS partner Bert Schneider. His first wife was the production designer Toby Carr Rafelson.
Early life
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