American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)

Bob Rafelson

Robert Jay Rafelson 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).

Born

1933

February 21

Died

Living

Era

1930s

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1933 Born

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1245 Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery.
1440 The Prussian Confederation is formed.
1613 Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia.
1797 A force of 1,400 French soldiers invade Britain at Fishguard in support of the Society of United Irishmen. They were defeated by 500 British reservists.

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The world in 1933

When Bob arrived

april 1 The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
april 24 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
april 25 Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.
april 26 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.

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Claudia Jones 1915–1964 Trinidad-British journalist and activist (born 1915) Douglas Bader 1910–1982 English fighter pilot in World War II (died 1982) Goscombe John 1860– Welsh-English sculptor and academic (died 1952) Jennifer Love Hewitt 1979– American actress and producer Robert Mugabe 1924–2019 Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (died 2019) Thelma Estrin 1924–2014 American computer scientist and engineer (born 1924) Vitaly Churkin 1952–2017 Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (born 1952) W. H. Auden 1907–1973 English-American poet, playwright, and composer (died 1973)

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Aquilino Pimentel 1933– Jr., Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2019) Asha Bhosle 1933–2026 Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933) Bapu 1933–2014 Indian director and screenwriter (born 1933) Carol Burnett 1933– American actress, singer, and producer Cissy Houston 1933–2024 American singer (born 1933) Claudio Abbado 1933–2014 Italian conductor (born 1933) Danny Aiello 1933–2019 American actor (born 1933) Dom DeLuise 1933–2009 American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2009) Filiberto Ojeda Ríos 1933–2005 Puerto Rican-American general (died 2005)

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