Film director and movie actor Norman Foster (December 13, 1900 - July 7, 1976) 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 (sister of Loretta Young). They were married until his death in Santa Monica, California due to cancer. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Photo still of Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 _ July 30, 1996) was a French-American actress. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sally Blane (July 11, 1910 – August 27, 1997) was an American actress. ... Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 — August 12, 2000) was an American actress. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California, USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ...

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: 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Journey Into Fear is a 1943 film centered around a United States Navy engineer attempting to escape Nazi forces following his return to the United States. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Orson Welles, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywoods greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. ... Its All True is a 1993 documentary about Orson Welless unfinished three-part film about South America. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... 1938 titlecard Number One Sons with the seat of his pants on fire (in the film) Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-Hawaiian detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. ... Mr. ...

• Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
• Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
• Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
• Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
• Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
• Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
• Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)

As an actor, Foster appeared in State Fair (1933). He gave up acting in the late 1930's to persue directing, however he occasionally appeared in movies and television programs. There are also three films titled State Fair A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. states population. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...