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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norman Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1903-12-13
- event Death Date 1976-07-07
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 3.2
- info Birth Place Richmond, Indiana, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Norman Foster
5.7
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938-09-17
6.4
State Fair
1933-02-10
5.6
Skyscraper Souls
1932-07-16
6.6
Under Eighteen
1932-01-02
0
Behind the Green Lights
1935-03-11
6.5
Rafter Romance
1933-09-01
5.8
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931-07-11
6.8
Pilgrimage
1933-07-12
4.7
It Pays to Advertise
1931-02-18
6
Week-End Marriage
1932-06-18
5.4
High Tension
1936-07-10
4.2
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1935-05-14
7.9
Suicide Squad
1935-12-02
4.5
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935-06-21
3
Reckless Living
1931-10-20
5.3
Strictly Dynamite
1934-05-11
5.2
Young Man of Manhattan
1930-04-19
5
Professional Sweetheart
1933-06-09
5
The Fire-Trap
1935-11-26
5.1
Girl of the Rio
1932-01-15
5.2
Play Girl
1932-03-12
6
No Limit
1931-01-15
4.5
Strange Justice
1932-10-07
4.7
Prosperity
1932-11-18
5.7
Alias the Doctor
1932-02-25
0
Steady Company
1932-03-13
2
Behind the Evidence
1935-01-08
0
I Cover Chinatown
1936-10-01
0
Fatal Lady
1936-05-15
0
Walls of Gold
1933-10-21
0
Double Solitaire
1974-01-16
4.2
Up Pops the Devil
1931-05-19
5
The Leavenworth Case
1936-01-20
0
Orient Express
1934-02-28
4
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935-09-13
4.5
Men Call It Love
1931-03-14
5
Gentlemen of the Press
1929-05-04
6
Elinor Norton
1934-11-02
6.7
The Other Side of the Wind
2018-11-02
7.2
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018-08-31
0
Love at First Sight
1929-12-15
6.3
The Love Goddesses
1965-03-03
6.2
Play It as It Lays
1972-10-19
7.5
The Disneyland Story
1954-10-27
6
Escape from Devil's Island
1935-11-24
0
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932-03-27
6.5
Cannon
1971-09-14
0
Espionage
1963-10-02
movie_edit Directing
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Journey into Fear
1943-01-07
0
El ahijado de la muerte
1946-10-31
0
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948-10-30
0
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939-08-31
0
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939-06-16
0
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955-05-25
0
Woman on the Run
1950-11-10
0
Woman on the Run
1950-11-10
0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938-09-17
0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938-09-17
0
Rachel and the Stranger
1948-09-18
0
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940-03-01
0
The Bewitched House
1949-10-12
0
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938-06-11
0
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938-06-11
0
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939-01-20
0
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939-01-20
0
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
1962-01-07
0
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956-07-18
0
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937-12-24
0
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937-07-23
0
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937-07-23
0
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937-12-24
0
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939-07-07
0
It's All True
1993-10-17
0
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
1962-01-07
0
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
1962-01-07
0
El canto de la sirena
1948-01-01
0
El canto de la sirena
1948-01-01
0
Sky Full of Moon
1952-12-12
0
Sky Full of Moon
1952-12-12
0
Indian Paint
1965-04-08
0
Father Is a Bachelor
1950-02-22
0
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954-12-15
0
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955-02-23
0
Viva Cisco Kid
1940-04-12
0
The Deathhead Virgin
1974-10-25
0
Sombrero
1953-04-22
0
Sombrero
1953-04-22
0
Tell It to the Judge
1949-11-18
0
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955-10-15
0
The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca
1958-10-02
0
I Cover Chinatown
1936-10-01
0
The Hour of Truth
1945-11-15
0
Santa
1943-06-10
0
La Fuga
1944-07-04
0
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941-02-07
0
Scotland Yard
1941-04-03
0
The Green Hornet
1974-03-21
0
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939-07-07
0
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates: Part 2
1962-01-14
0
Fair Warning
1937-03-05
0
Fair Warning
1937-03-05
0
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956-07-18
0
The Sign of Zorro
1958-11-18
0
The Sign of Zorro
1958-11-18
0
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966-11-24
0
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966-11-24
0
The Legend of Custer
1968-01-01
0
Indian Paint
1965-04-08
0
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955-01-26
0
Navajo
1952-02-12
0
Navajo
1952-02-12
0
Walking Down Broadway
1938-03-11
0
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955-10-15
0
20,000 Men a Year
1939-10-26
0
The Green Hornet
2005-01-06
0
Von Drake in Spain
1962-04-08
0
The Hour of Truth
1945-11-15
0
The Monroes
1966-09-07
0
The New Loretta Young Show
1962-09-24
0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27
0
Batman
1966-01-12
0
Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05
0
The Loner
1965-09-18
0
Zorro
1957-10-10
0
Bat Masterson
1958-10-08
0
Tombstone Territory
1957-10-16
0
Custer
1967-09-06
0
Davy Crockett
1954-12-15
0
Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01
0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961-09-24
0
Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20
0
The Green Hornet
1966-09-09
0
Zorro
1957-10-10
0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27