F. Scott Fitzgerald said there are no second acts in American life. But he never met Robert Forster
directed by John Huston and starring Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. His most recent project,, was released on Netflix Friday, the day of his death. His IMDB page lists nearly 200 acting credits.
Forster was born July 13, 1941 in Rochester, NY. His father trained elephants for Barnum & Bailey Circus. In an interview with theForster recalled how his plans for a law career were derailed by a beautiful woman he noticed in his senior year at the University of Rochester. He followed her into an auditorium where auditions were being held for the musical. “I said, ‘That’s how I’m gonna meet the girl!’ he said. He was cast in the chorus.
starring Ralph Meeker and Arlene Francis. That got him noticed and following a screen test was put under contract at 20th Century Fox.Jackie Brown, he portrayed a conflicted news cameraman torn between objectively recording the chaos of 1968 Chicago during the Democratic convention and becoming emotionally involved with the events he’s filming.
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