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Fons Rademakers

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Fons Rademakers
Fons Rademakers in 1986
Born
Alphonse Marie Rademakers

(1920-09-05)5 September 1920
Roosendaal, Netherlands
Died22 February 2007(2007-02-22) (aged 86)
Geneva, Switzerland
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Years active1950–2007
Notable workThe Village on the River
The Assault
Spouses
Josephine van Gasteren
(m. 1942; div. 1945)
(m. 1953; div. 1957)
Lili Rademakers
(m. 1960)
Children2
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986)
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986)

Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.

Career

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His 1960 film Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Award.[1]

During a career spanning several decades he directed 11 films, including The Assault, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986,[2] and The Village on the River, nominated for the same award in 1959.[3] Making him both the first Dutch director to be nominated and win this award.

He granted a wide-ranging interview to Radio Netherlands in 1987.[4]

He died in 2007 in a Geneva hospital of emphysema, after the life-support machines were switched off at his request.[5]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale 1961: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  2. ^ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  4. ^ "VIP Lounge - Fons Rademakers", Radio Netherlands Archives, August 17, 1987
  5. ^ "Dutch director Rademakers dies". bbc.co.uk. February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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