- Born
- Died
- Birth nameNorman Foster Hoeffer
- Nickname
- Norm
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Norman Foster was born on December 13, 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 July 7, 1976 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpousesSally Blane(October 8, 1935 - July 7, 1976) (his death, 2 children)Claudette Colbert(March 13, 1928 - August 22, 1935) (divorced)
- Close Friend of Orson Welles; Directed His Production of the Crime Potboiler "Journey Into Fear"
- When he went from acting to directing in the 1930s, his salary dipped from $2000/week to $350.
- Acted on Broadway from 1926, in films from 1929. Turned director for the 20th Century-Fox B-unit in 1936, working on several of the "Mr. Moto" films. Left Fox in 1941. Briefly with RKO, directing the stylish Orson Welles thriller Journey Into Fear (1943). Freelanced in Mexico during the mid-'40s, then returned to RKO in 1948. Joined Columbia, 1949-50, then with MGM, 1952. Directed three notable films: a classic western, Rachel and the Stranger (1948), the cult film noir Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) and the musical Sombrero (1953). Primarily worked in television after 1957. Also noted as playwright and screenwriter.
- Father of Robert Foster who, from 1975-78, played the role of Grimsley, the vampire-mortician horror host of Fright Night (1970) on Channels 9 (then KHJ-TV) and 5 (KTLA) in Southern California.
- Brother-in-law of Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young.
- Brother-in-law of Georgiana Young.
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