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Norman Foster(1903-1976)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Norman Foster
Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the rap and three years in prison. When he gets out, he finds Stephan is dead and a sick child needs an operation and he does a brilliant surgery. This gets him noticed and his mother tells them that he is Stephan Brenner, not Karl Brenner. She tells Karl that he must cure sickness in the world. But, being that he is Stephan, he can no longer marry Lottie, as she is now his sister.
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Norman Foster was born on 13 December 1903 in Richmond, Indiana, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Loretta Young Show (1953), I Cover Chinatown (1936) and Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939). He was married to Sally Blane and Claudette Colbert. He died on 7 July 1976 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornDecember 13, 1903
DiedJuly 7, 1976(72)
BornDecember 13, 1903
DiedJuly 7, 1976(72)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
The Loretta Young Show
7.5
TV Series
  • Director
Norman Foster and Elaine Shepard in I Cover Chinatown (1936)
I Cover Chinatown
6.3
  • Director
  • 1936
Peter Lorre, Lionel Atwill, Virginia Field, and John 'Dusty' King in Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
6.5
  • Director
  • 1939
Peter Lorre, John Carradine, Ricardo Cortez, and Virginia Field in Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1938)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
6.4
  • Director
  • 1938

Credits

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Director

  • Wayne Maunder in Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story (1990)
    Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Fess Parker in Mickey's Birthday Party Show (1978)
    Mickey's Birthday Party Show
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Fury of the Dragon (1976)
    Fury of the Dragon
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The Green Hornet (1974)
    The Green Hornet
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1974
  • The Deathhead Virgin (1974)
    The Deathhead Virgin
    3.4
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Joan Marshall in The Great Sex War (1969)
    The Great Sex War
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1969
  • It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Wayne Maunder in The Legend of Custer (1968)
    The Legend of Custer
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Wayne Maunder in Custer (1967)
    Custer
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Barbara Hershey, Michael Anderson Jr., Tammy Locke, Keith Schultz, and Kevin Schultz in The Monroes (1966)
    The Monroes
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Dandy Curran and Jiggs the Donkey in Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966)
    Brighty of the Grand Canyon
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Bruce Lee and Van Williams in The Green Hornet (1966)
    The Green Hornet
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Lloyd Bridges in The Loner (1965)
    The Loner
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1966
  • Johnny Crawford in Indian Paint (1965)
    Indian Paint
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1965

Actor

  • Peter Bogdanovich, John Huston, and Susan Strasberg in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    The Other Side of the Wind
    6.7
    • Billy Boyle
    • 2018
  • Woman in the Rain (1976)
    Woman in the Rain
    8.0
    • Assistant Director for HighShine Commercial
    • 1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Bloom
    • Christopher Machen
    • 1972–1974
  • Double Solitaire (1974)
    Double Solitaire
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Ernest
    • 1974
  • The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972)
    The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Dr. Leon Lesser
    • 1973
  • Winesburg, Ohio
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Old Pete
    • 1973
  • Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Play It As It Lays
    6.3
    • Abortionist
    • 1972
  • Burt Reynolds and Norman Fell in Dan August (1970)
    Dan August
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1971
  • Peter Lorre, Harold Huber, and Mary Maguire in Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
    Mysterious Mr. Moto
    6.7
    • Hoodlum in Tavern (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Groucho Marx in Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
    Sunday Night at the Trocadero
    4.7
    Short
    • Norman Foster
    • 1937
  • Norman Foster and Elaine Shepard in I Cover Chinatown (1936)
    I Cover Chinatown
    6.3
    • Eddie Barton
    • 1936
  • Brian Donlevy, Glenda Farrell, and Joe Sawyer in High Tension (1936)
    High Tension
    5.6
    • Eddie Mitchell
    • 1936
  • Mary Ellis and Walter Pidgeon in Fatal Lady (1936)
    Fatal Lady
    6.9
    • Phillip Roberts
    • 1936
  • Irvin S. Cobb, Johnny Downs, and Rochelle Hudson in Everybody's Old Man (1936)
    Everybody's Old Man
    5.9
    • Ronald Franklin
    • 1936
  • The Leavenworth Case (1936)
    The Leavenworth Case
    6.7
    • Detective Bob Grice
    • 1936

Writer

  • Dandy Curran and Jiggs the Donkey in Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966)
    Brighty of the Grand Canyon
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Johnny Crawford in Indian Paint (1965)
    Indian Paint
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1955–1962
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Henry Calvin, Britt Lomond, and Guy Williams in The Sign of Zorro (1958)
    The Sign of Zorro
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Guy Williams in Zorro (1957)
    Zorro
    8.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1957–1958
  • Buddy Ebsen, Fess Parker, and Jeff York in Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
    Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1954
  • Pier Angeli, Yvonne De Carlo, and Ricardo Montalban in Sombrero (1953)
    Sombrero
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Jan Sterling and Carleton Carpenter in Sky Full of Moon (1952)
    Sky Full of Moon
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1952
  • Navajo (1952)
    Navajo
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Ann Sheridan in Woman on the Run (1950)
    Woman on the Run
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1950
  • La casa embrujada (1949)
    La casa embrujada
    5.8
    • story
    • 1949
  • El canto de la sirena
    • writer
    • 1948
  • El ahijado de la muerte (1946)
    El ahijado de la muerte
    6.9
    • story
    • 1946

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • December 13, 1903
    • Richmond, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • July 7, 1976
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Sally BlaneOctober 8, 1935 - July 7, 1976 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Fred M. Stevens") in "June Moon" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman (also director). Broadhurst Theatre: 23 Oct 1928-Apr 1929 (closing date unknown/273 performances). Cast: Frank Conlan, Jean Dixon (as "Lucille"), Emil Hoch (as "A Man Named Brainard"), Leo Kennedy, Margaret Lee, Philip Loeb, Frank Otto, Lee Patrick, Florence D. Rice, Harry Rosenthal, Linda Watkins. Produced by Sam Harris. NOTE: Filmed as Blonde Trouble (1937), June Moon (1931), June Moon (1974).
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    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    When he went from acting to directing in the 1930s, his salary dipped from $2000/week to $350.
  • Nickname
    • Norm

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