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Dutch actor (1920–2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.
Fons Rademakers | |
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.jpg) Fons Rademakers in 1986 | |
| Born | Alphonse Marie Rademakers 5 September 1920 Roosendaal, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 February 2007 (aged 86) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Film director Film producer Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1950–2007 |
| Notable work | The Village on the River The Assault |
| Spouses | Josephine van Gasteren
(m. 1942; div. 1945)Lili Rademakers (m. 1960) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986) Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986) |
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]
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