Birth name
     Robert Jay Rafelson
Date of birth
     21 February 1933, New York City, U.S
Date of death
     23 July 2022, Aspen, Colorado, U.S.

Mini biography

Bob Rafelson _{(February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022)}

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.


Filmography

Films

1968     Head
1970     Five Easy Pieces
1972     The King of Marvin Gardens
1976     Stay Hungry
1981     The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981     Modesty (Short film)
1987     Black Widow
1990     Mountains of the Moon
1992     Man Trouble
1994     "Wet" (Short film)
1996     Blood and Wine
2002     No Good Deed
2002     Porn.com

Director - Selected filmography

1. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)