Norman Foster

Directing·Dec 13, 1903·Richmond, Indiana, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Other Side of the Wind2018 · Billy Boyle	Billy Boyle
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead2018 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Green Hornet2005 · Director	Director
It's All True1993 · Director	Director
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story1990 · Director	Director
WWoman in the Rain1976 · Assistant Director for HighShine	Assistant Director for HighShine
The Deathhead Virgin1974 · Director	Director
The Green Hornet1974 · Director	Director
Double Solitaire1974 · Ernest Potter	Ernest Potter
Play It as It Lays1972 · Abortionist	Abortionist
The Legend of Custer1968 · Director	Director
Brighty of the Grand Canyon1966 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Indian Paint1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates1962 · Director	Director
The Sign of Zorro1958 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca1958 · Director	Director
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates1956 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race1955 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier1955 · Director	Director
Davy Crockett at the Alamo1955 · Director	Director
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress1955 · Director	Director
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter1954 · Director	Director
The Disneyland Story1954 · Self	Self
Sombrero1953 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Sky Full of Moon1952 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Navajo1952 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Woman on the Run1950 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Father Is a Bachelor1950 · Director	Director
Tell It to the Judge1949 · Director	Director
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands1948 · Director	Director
Rachel and the Stranger1948 · Director	Director
El canto de la sirena1948 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
El ahijado de la muerte1946 · Director	Director
The Hour of Truth1945 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
La Fuga1944 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Santa1943 · Director	Director
Journey into Fear1943 · Director	Director
IIt's All True1943 · Director	Director
Scotland Yard1941 · Director	Director
Ride, Kelly, Ride1941 · Director	Director
Viva Cisco Kid1940 · Director	Director
Charlie Chan in Panama1940 · Director	Director
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island1939 · Director	Director
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation1939 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Charlie Chan in Reno1939 · Director	Director
Mr. Moto's Last Warning1939 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Mysterious Mr. Moto1938 · Hoodlum in Tavern, Screenplay, Director	Hoodlum in Tavern, Screenplay, Director
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance1938 · Director	Director