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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 ...
Jul 25, 2022 · July 24, 2022 6:10 PM PT. Bob Rafelson, a defiant director, writer and TV producer with a reputation for making a scene in Hollywood, died Saturday at age 89 in Aspen, Colo. His wife, Gabrielle ...
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Jul 25, 2022 · July 25, 2022 at 7:26 p.m. EDT. Bob Rafelson, who co-created the made-for-TV band the Monkees in the 1960s and helped define the ambitious, boundary-breaking ethos of the New Hollywood, directing ...
Jul 25, 2022 · Robert Rafelson was born in New York City. His uncle Samson Raphaelson (“The Shop Around the Corner”) was reportedly Ernst Lubitsch’s favorite screenwriter.
Jul 24, 2022 · DENVER (AP) — Bob Rafelson, an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s who was nominated for two Oscars for “Five Easy Pieces,” has died. He was 89. Rafelson died at his home in Aspen Saturday night surrounded by his family, said his wife, Gabrielle Taurek Rafelson. Rafelson was responsible for co-creating the fictional ...
Jul 24, 2022 · Bob Rafelson, ‘Five Easy Pieces’ Director and ‘The Monkees’ Co-Creator, Dies at 89. Bob Rafelson, the director, producer and writer who brought a European sensibility to American ...
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Jul 25, 2022 · Tributes. I Wanna Be Free: Bob Rafelson (1933-2022) Peter Sobczynski. July 25, 2022. 9 min read. The so-called New Hollywood Movement of the 1970s is sometimes regarded as the last extended golden period of American filmmaking, a time when new voices were allowed to break through in the industry with often fascinating results.
