In the 1960s, Bob Rafelson was one of the most successful and important filmmakers in Hollywood. Among other things, the film about the band The Monkees goes to his account. Now the director and author has died at the age of 89.
Bob Rafelson, creator of the band The Monkees and star of the New Hollywood era, is dead. The Hollywood Reporter reports, citing Rafelson’s wife. The filmmaker was 89 years old.
Rafelson’s early successes came in the 1960s, including winning an Emmy Award for creating the first artificially televised pop group, The Monkees. The author, director and producer is also considered one of the filmmakers who revolutionized Hollywood. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rafelson worked with Jack Nicholson on seven feature films, including Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens (1972).
Rafelson received two Oscar nominations for “Five Easy Pieces” in 1971 – for best picture and best screenplay. Together with Bert Schneider (1933-2011), Rafelson also produced pioneering classics such as Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Idea” and Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider”. According to media reports, the filmmaker retired 20 years ago into private life.
