FILM DIRECTOR

Bob Rafelson

1933 - 2022

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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 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Rafelson is the 692nd most popular film director (up from 743rd in 2019), the 5,088th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,705th in 2019) and the 181st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bob Rafelson ranks 692 out of 2,041. Before him are Percy Adlon, Giuliano Montaldo, Claude Pinoteau, Fred Niblo, Larry Clark, and Enzo G. Castellari. After him are Aleksei Kapler, Rob Marshall, Jack Bender, Andrew Birkin, John Glen, and Wojciech Has.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Bob Rafelson ranks 240. Before him are Mark Eyskens, Madhubala, René Burri, Lynn Cohen, Javier Lozano Barragán, and Siân Phillips. After him are Petra Schürmann, Jean Yanne, Chen Jingrun, Renée Taylor, Dennis Viollet, and Tsuneko Okazaki. Among people deceased in 2022, Bob Rafelson ranks 246. Before him are Dragan Tomić, Maurice Karnaugh, L. Q. Jones, Javier Lozano Barragán, Herbert Mullin, and Philippe Streiff. After him are Kenneth Welsh, Rodri, Arne Åhman, Clarence Gilyard, Antonietta Stella, and Sven-Bertil Taube.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Rafelson ranks 5,088 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Niblo (1874), Larry Clark (1943), James Karen (1923), Lloyd Bacon (1889), Rachel Jackson (1767), and Richard Yates (1926). After him are John L. McClellan (1896), Glen Cook (1944), Bill Mulliken (1939), Ted Meredith (1891), Rob Marshall (1960), and Robert Mueller (1944).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Bob Rafelson ranks 181. Before him are Nancy Meyers (1949), Steven Zaillian (1953), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), David Silverman (1957), Fred Niblo (1874), and Larry Clark (1943). After him are Rob Marshall (1960), Jack Bender (1949), George Seaton (1911), Bob Gale (1951), Brad Bird (1957), and Barry Sonnenfeld (1953).

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