Robert Jay Rafelson (February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director include those made as part of the company he co-founded, Raybert/BBS Productions,
Five Easy Pieces (1970) and
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as well as acclaimed later films, The Postman
Always Rings Twice (1981) and
Mountains of the Moon (1990). Other films he produced as part of BBS include two of the most significant films of the era, Easy Rider (1969) and
The Last Picture Show (1971). Easy Rider,
Five Easy Pieces and
The Last Picture Show...
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