Tag: The Monkees
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Bob Rafelson, Monkees co-creator and key Hollywood new wave director, dies aged 89
After working on the hit pop TV show, Rafelson went on to collaborate with Jack Nicholson on films including Head, Five Easy Pieces and The Postman Always Rings TwiceBob Rafelson, a co-creator of the Monkees who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, has died. He was 89. Rafelson died…
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Bob Rafelson, ‘Five Easy Pieces’ Director and Frequent Jack Nicholson Collaborator, Dead at 89
Bob Rafelson, the writer, director, and producer who helped launch Jack Nicholson’s career while quietly working on some of the most influential films of the ‘60s and ‘70s, has died at the age of 89, his ex-wife Gabrielle Taurek confirmed.Rafelson was best known for writing and directing “Five Easy Pieces” in 1970, which earned him…
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James Frawley, ‘The Monkees’ and ‘The Muppet Movie’ Director, Dies at 82
James Frawley, a veteran Hollywood director of film and TV projects like The Monkees and The Muppet Movie, has died. He was 82.Frawley died on Jan. 22 at his home in Indian Wells, Calif., the Palm Springs Desert Sun reported on Wednesday. His wife, Cynthia Frawley, told the newspaper that Frawley had fallen and had…