Bob Rafelson(1933-2022)
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Bob Rafelson was an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the founders of the New Hollywood movement in the 1970s. Among his best-known films are Cinq pièces faciles (1970), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), and Le facteur sonne toujours deux fois (1981). He was also one of the creators of the pop group and TV series The Monkees (1965).
Rafelson's debut as a director was Head, a feature film starring the Monkees. Co-written with friend Jack Nicholson, and featuring appearances by Nicholson, Victor Mature, Teri Garr, Carol Doda, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa, Sonny Liston, Timothy Carey, Ray Nitschke, and Dennis Hopper. Rafelson did six films with Jack Nicholson, Head (1968), Cinq pièces faciles (1970), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), Le facteur sonne toujours deux fois (1981), Man Trouble (1992), and Blood & Wine (1996).
Rafelson's debut as a director was Head, a feature film starring the Monkees. Co-written with friend Jack Nicholson, and featuring appearances by Nicholson, Victor Mature, Teri Garr, Carol Doda, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa, Sonny Liston, Timothy Carey, Ray Nitschke, and Dennis Hopper. Rafelson did six films with Jack Nicholson, Head (1968), Cinq pièces faciles (1970), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), Le facteur sonne toujours deux fois (1981), Man Trouble (1992), and Blood & Wine (1996).
