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Norman Foster
Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born December 13, 1903Died July 7, 1976 (72 years)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Norman Foster (December 13, 1903 - July 7, 1976) was an American film director and actor.
Born John Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana, Foster originally became a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Indiana before going to New York in the hopes of getting a better newspaper job but there were no vacancies. He tried a number of theatrical agencies before getting stage work and later appeared on Broadway in the George S. Kaufman / Ring Lardner play June Moon in 1929. He has also acted in London, England.
He started working in crowd scenes in films before moving to bigger parts. His film acting credits include Prosperity (1932), Pilgrimage (1933), Rafter Romance (1933) with Ginger Rogers and State Fair (1933). He has written several plays. He gave up acting in the late 1930s to pursue directing, although he occasionally appeared in movies and television programs.
Some of Foster's directorial efforts include The Sign of Zorro (1958), and the stylish films noir Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948), Woman on the Run (1950) and Journey into Fear (1943). Foster directed Rachel and the Stranger and the Davy Crockett segments of Disneyland that were edited into feature films Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates where he did not accept any interference from Walt Disney.
In 1967, he directed Brighty of the Grand Canyon, based on a children's novel by Marguerite Henry about a burro in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The film starred Joseph Cotten, Karl Swenson, Dick Foran, and Pat Conway.
It was rumored that Orson Welles took over direction of Journey Into Fear, which Welles later denied. Foster was the director of the "My Friend Bonito" segment of Orson Welles' Pan-American anthology film It's All True until RKO aborted the project.
Foster directed a number of Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto mysteries, including Charlie Chan in Panama (1940), Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939), Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939), Charlie Chan in Reno (1939), Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937), and Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937).
Foster was married to Claudette Colbert from 1928 until their divorce in 1935. In 1937, he wed actress Sally Blane, an older sister of Loretta Young. The couple remained married until his death in 1976 from cancer in Santa Monica at the age of 75. They had two children, Robert and Gretchen.
He is buried in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Born John Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana, Foster originally became a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Indiana before going to New York in the hopes of getting a better newspaper job but there were no vacancies. He tried a number of theatrical agencies before getting stage work and later appeared on Broadway in the George S. Kaufman / Ring Lardner play June Moon in 1929. He has also acted in London, England.
He started working in crowd scenes in films before moving to bigger parts. His film acting credits include Prosperity (1932), Pilgrimage (1933), Rafter Romance (1933) with Ginger Rogers and State Fair (1933). He has written several plays. He gave up acting in the late 1930s to pursue directing, although he occasionally appeared in movies and television programs.
Some of Foster's directorial efforts include The Sign of Zorro (1958), and the stylish films noir Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948), Woman on the Run (1950) and Journey into Fear (1943). Foster directed Rachel and the Stranger and the Davy Crockett segments of Disneyland that were edited into feature films Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates where he did not accept any interference from Walt Disney.
In 1967, he directed Brighty of the Grand Canyon, based on a children's novel by Marguerite Henry about a burro in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The film starred Joseph Cotten, Karl Swenson, Dick Foran, and Pat Conway.
It was rumored that Orson Welles took over direction of Journey Into Fear, which Welles later denied. Foster was the director of the "My Friend Bonito" segment of Orson Welles' Pan-American anthology film It's All True until RKO aborted the project.
Foster directed a number of Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto mysteries, including Charlie Chan in Panama (1940), Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939), Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939), Charlie Chan in Reno (1939), Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937), and Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937).
Foster was married to Claudette Colbert from 1928 until their divorce in 1935. In 1937, he wed actress Sally Blane, an older sister of Loretta Young. The couple remained married until his death in 1976 from cancer in Santa Monica at the age of 75. They had two children, Robert and Gretchen.
He is buried in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Known For
Norman Foster Filmography
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| 1976 | |
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| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) |
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| 1967 | Custer (TV Series) |
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| 1966 | The Green Hornet (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Monroes (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Batman (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Loner (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) |
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| 1962 | The New Loretta Young Show (TV Series) |
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| 1961 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) |
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| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) |
| 1956 | West Point (TV Series) |
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| 1954 | Davy Crockett (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) |
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| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
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| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) |
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| 1936 |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind · as Billy Boyle |
| 1972 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) · as Dr. Leon Lesser |
| 1972 | Play It As It Lays · as Abortionist |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. Moto · as Hoodlum In Tavern |
| 1936 | I Cover Chinatown · as Eddie Barton |
| 1936 | High Tension · as Eddie Mitchell |
| 1936 | Fatal Lady · as Phillip Roberts |
| 1935 | Suicide Squad · as Larry Barker |
| 1935 | The Fire-Trap · as Bill Farnsworth |
| 1935 | The Bishop Misbehaves · as Donald Meadows |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement · as Don Phelan |
| 1935 | The Hoosier Schoolmaster · as Ralph Hartsook |
| 1935 | Behind the Green Lights · as Detective Lt. Dave Britten |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamite · as Fleming |
| 1934 | Orient Express · as Carlton Myatt |
| 1933 | Rafter Romance · as Jack |
| 1933 | Pilgrimage · as Jim 'jimmy' Jessop (hannah's Son) |
| 1933 | Professional Sweetheart · as Jim |
| 1933 | State Fair · as Wayne Frake |
| 1932 | Prosperity · as John Warren |
| 1932 | Strange Justice · as Wally Baker |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Souls · as Tom Shepherd |
| 1932 | Week-End Marriage · as Ken Hayes |
| 1932 | The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood · as Maurice Cohen |
| 1932 | Alias the Doctor · as Stephan Brenner |
| 1932 | Play Girl · as Wallace 'wally' Dennis |
| 1931 | Confessions of a Co-Ed · as Hal Evans |
| 1931 | Up Pops the Devil · as Steve Merrick |
| 1931 | City Streets · as Shooting Gallery Patron |
| 1931 | Men Call It Love · as Jack |
| 1931 | It Pays to Advertise · as Rodney Martin |
| 1931 | No Limit · as Douglas Thayer |
| 1931 | Under Eighteen · as Alf |
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattan · as Toby Mclean |
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press · as Ted Hanley |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | Indian Paint · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | The Sign of Zorro · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) |
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| 1955 | |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) |
| 1953 | Sombrero · as Screenplay |
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| 1950 | Woman on the Run · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1943 | It's All True · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Last Warning · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. Moto · as Screenplay |
| 1937 | Thank You, Mr. Moto · as Screenplay |
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| 1937 | Fair Warning · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses · as Self |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates · as Associate Producer |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Associate Producer |
| 1962 | Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates · as Teleplay |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1949 | La casa embrujada · as Original Story |
| 1946 | El ahijado de la muerte · as Story |
| 1940 | High School · as Fill-In Director |
| 1939 | 20,000 Men a Year · as Assistant Director |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto Takes a Chance · as Original Story |