American operatic bass-baritone, actor and producer, born 8 January 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, died 16 March 2000 in Hamburg, Germany.
Brother-in-law of Georgiana Young.
Brother-in-law of Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young.
Uncle of Judy Lewis and Christopher Lewis.
Father of Robert Foster who, from 1975-78, played the role of Grimsley, the vampire-mortician horror host of "Fright Night" on Channels 9 (then KHJ-TV) and 5 in Southern California.
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 . 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 , the cult film noir Kiss the Blood Off My Hands and the musical Sombrero . Primarily worked in television after 1957. Also noted as playwright and screenwriter.
When he went from acting to directing in the 1930s, his salary dipped from $2000/week to $350.
Uncle of Tiff Stevenson.
His current wife, Elena Ochoa, is a Spanish doctor of psychopathology.
Owns homes in London, France and Switzerland.
His major constructions include Hongkong International Airport, the Reichstag dome in Berlin, the HSBC tower in London, the Hearst Tower in New York City and the new Wembley Stadium in London.
British architect, who was created a life peer, as Baron Foster of Thames Bank, of Reddish in the County of Greater Manchester.
I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. They are all pedestrian-friendly with shops, entertainment, restaurants and pubs within easy walking distance.
The most amazing lesson in aerodynamics I ever had was the day I climbed a thermal in a glider at the same time as an eagle. I witnessed, close up, effortlessness and lightness combined with strength, precision and determination.
I think you never stop learning.
As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.
Everything we design is a response to the specific climate and culture of a particular place.
When the Great Fire of London destroyed most of the medieval city in 1666, Christopher Wren was invited to design a new one. Within days, he had drawn up an elegant grid of broad boulevards leading to majestic squares, but it came to nothing - the existing landowners wanted things as they had been.
