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My Take
Bob Rafelson is one of those names cinephiles say with reverence, and I count myself among them. As a co-founder of BBS Productions and a key architect of New Hollywood, he helped wrest American film away from studio formula and toward something rawer and more personal. Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens still ache with the alienation of men who cannot sit still in their own lives. There is real irony in an Ivy-educated New Yorker making such dusty, unvarnished portraits of drift. Rafelson passed in 2022, but the heat of that era lives on in his frames, and I will keep returning to them.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Rafelson
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・ラフェルソン
- Reading
- ぼぶ・らふぇるそん
- Born
- February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / writer / director
2. Background
- University
- Dartmouth College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Bob Rafelson born?
February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022.
Where is Bob Rafelson from?
Bob Rafelson is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Bob Rafelson do?
Bob Rafelson works as film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.