Norman Foster (December 13, 1900 - July 7, 1976) was a American film director and movie actor.
Born Norman Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana.
He may be best remembered for being married twice - both times to leading ladies. He was married to Claudette Colbert from 1928 until their divorce in 1935. In 1937 he married actress Sally Blane (an elder sister of Loretta Young).
Norman Foster and Sally Blane were married until his death in Santa Monica, California from cancer, aged 75. They had two children, Robert Foster and Gretchen Foster.
Some of Foster's directorial efforts include The Sign of Zorro (1958), and the stylish films noir Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948), Woman on the Run (1950) and Journey Into Fear (1943).
It was rumored that Orson Welles took over direction of Journey Into Fear, which Welles later denied. He was the director of the "My Friend Bonito" segment of Orson Welles' Pan-American anthology film It's All True until RKO aborted the project. He directed a number of Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto mysteries including:
As an actor, Foster appeared in State Fair (1933). He gave up acting in the late 1930s to pursue directing, however he occasionally appeared in movies and television programs.
Norman Kenneth Foster (12 March 1921 – 19 November 2006) was a former South Australian federal and state Australian Labor Party politician.
Half-brother-in-law of Georgiana Young.
Brother-in-law of Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young.
Uncle of Judy Lewis (I) and Christopher Lewis (I).
