What is Bob Rafelson?
{{Infobox person | name = Bob Rafelson | image = Bob_Rafelson.JPG | caption = Rafelson in 2009 | birth_name = Robert Rafelson | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|02|21}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|7|23|1933|02|21}} | death_place = [[Aspen, Colorado]], U.S. | alma_mater = [[Dartmouth College]] | spouse = {{marriage|Toby Carr|1955||end= divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Gabrielle Taurek|1999}} | children = 4 | occupation = Movie director, producer, screenwriter | years_active = 1959–2002 }} '''Robert Rafelson''' (February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022) was an American movie director, screenwriter, and producer. He was seen as an important person in the [[New Hollywood]] movement in the 1970s. He was born in [[New York City]]. His best known works were ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]'' (1970), ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'' (1972), ''[[The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 movie)|The Postman Always Rings Twice]]'' (1981) and ''[[Mountains of the Moon (movie)|Mountains of the Moon]]'' (1990). He also produced ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971). He also produced the TV series ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]''. Rafelson died on July 23, 2022 at his home in [[Aspen, Colorado]] from [[lung cancer]] at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koseluk |first1=Chris |title=Bob Rafelson, Director of ‘Five Easy Pieces’ and Co-Creator of ‘The Monkees,’ Dies at 89 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bob-rafelson-dead-five-easy-pieces-monkees-1235185462/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=24 July 2022|date = July 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name = Lim>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/obituaries/bob-rafelson-dead.html|title = Bob Rafelson, Director of ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ Dies at 89|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|date = July 24, 2022|accessdate = July 24, 2022|last = Lim|first = Dennis|url-access = limited}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}