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Bob Rafelson Biography (1933-)
Full name, Robert Rafelson; born February 21, 1933, in New York, NY; father,a hat manufacturer; cousin of Samson Raphaelson (a playwright and screenwriter); married Toby Carr (a production designer and art director; separated, c.1977); children: Peter (an actor and musician), Julie (deceased).
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer, actor
- Birth Details
- February 21, 1933
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Producer and director, Head, Columbia, 1968
- Co-executive producer, Easy Rider, Columbia, 1969
- Producer and director, Five Easy Pieces, Columbia, 1970
- Coproducer, The Last Picture Show (also known as Chincheroand The Last Movie), Columbia, 1971
- Coproducer, Drive, He Said, Columbia, 1972
- Producer and director, The King of Marvin Gardens, Columbia, 1972
- Producer and director, Stay Hungry, United Artists, 1976
- Producer and director, The Postman Always Rings Twice (also knownas Wenn der Postmann zweimal Klingelt), Paramount, 1981
- Director, Modesty, 1981
- Director, The Black Widow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
- Director, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990
- Director, Man Trouble, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- Director, "Wet" (also known as "Feucht"), Tales of Erotica (also known as Erotic Tales), Trimark Pictures, 1996
- Director, Blood and Wine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Director and editor, Erotic Tales--Porn.com, Atlas International Film, 2002
- Director, The House on Turk Street, Remstar Distribution, 2002
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Film Appearances
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Head, Columbia, 1968
- Director of "The Postman Always Rings Twice," Notre Dame de la croisette, 1981
- Gangster, Mora..., 1982
- David's neighbor, Always (but Not Forever) (also known as Always), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1985
- Man at mall, Leaving Las Vegas, United Artists, 1995
- Himself, Who Is Henry Jaglom?, First Run Pictures, 1996
- Matty Bonkers, Erotic Tales--Porn.com, Atlas International Film, 2002
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Television Work
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Series
- Creator (with Bert Schneider) and executive producer, The Monkees,NBC, 1967-1968
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Television Director
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Episodic
- (As Robert Rafelson) "Monkees on Tour," The Monkees, NBC, 1967
- (As Robert Rafelson) "Monkees in Paris," The Monkees, NBC, 1968
- Directed four other episodes of the series The Monkees, NBC.
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Other
- "Armed Response," Picture Windows (miniseries; also known as Picture Windows: Language of the Heart), Showtime, 1995
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Poodle Springs (movie), HBO, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- World's oldest flower child, "Monkees Race Again," The Monkees, NBC, 1968
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Specials
- "Jessica Lange: It's Only Make-Believe," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1991
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The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Jack Nicholson) Head, Columbia, 1968
- (With Charles Gaines) Stay Hungry (based on a novel by Gaines), United Artists, 1976
- (With William Harrison) Mountains of the Moon (based on the novelBurton and Speke by Harrison and on original journals by Richard Burton and John Hanning), TriStar, 1990
- "Wet" (also known as "Feucht"), Tales of Erotica (also known as Erotic Tales), Trimark Pictures, 1996
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Blood and Wine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
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Erotic Tales--Porn.com, Atlas International Film, 2002
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The House on Turk Street, Remstar Distribution, 2002
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Television Episodes
- (As Robert Rafelson) "Monkees on Tour," The Monkees, NBC, 1967
- (As Robert Rafelson) "Monkees in Paris," The Monkees, NBC, 1968
- Also wrote episodes of the series DuPont Show of the Month, NBC; adaptor of thirty-four productions for Play of the Week.
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- The film Five Easy Pieces was based on a story by Rafelson and Adrien Joyce; The King of Marvin Gardens was based on a story by Rafelsonand Jacob Brackman.
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
Periodicals
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Premiere, February, 1997, pp. 41-44
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