Welcome. My name is David Foster and I live in Southern
California. First off, if you're looking for information
about what I do for a living, please visit my entry on
IMDB a repository of lots of
useful information about those involved in the film and
television industry (or useless information, depending
on your feelings about the industry). Being a television
editor for over 40 years, I've worked on some cool and
some not so cool stuff. See for yourself. Or not. You
can download a PDF of my current resume' here.
That said, I have two main interests to share. One is
hiking and backpacking.
Through the years, I've hiked and packed quite a bit
(although not as much I would have liked) in places like
the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, the desert
areas of California from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego
and points in-between, a little bit in the Cascade Range
in both Oregon and Washington, and my personal favorite,
the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Of course, I've also hiked
in my own backyard, The Angeles and San Bernardino
National Forests. Here, you can read about some of these
adventures and see a few pictures.
The other interest I have to share is an ongoing
genealogy project that
grows in fits and starts. It all began when I found a
manuscript from the 1920's stashed on a shelf in my
parents home in Glendale, California. Yup, that's where
I grew up. The manuscript traced my father's family line
back to the 1700's, when our particular branch of the
Foster surname came to the United States. It was here I
found out that Stephen Collins Foster, a
well-known nineteenth century composer, was a cousin of
mine, four times removed. This grabbed my interest and
has held pretty tight for years now. I've done lots of
research, had interviews with my mother (who
unfortunately crossed the great divide in July of 2008),
and through the web, have had information given to me by
previously unknown relatives. I've posted the basics
here, and have hopes to greatly expand it as I get the
time. Don't hold your breath though, as I don't see any
great chunk of time on the immediate horizon, hence the
fits and starts I mentioned above. If, after browsing
through my genealogy section, you have anything to add
or correct, please e-mail me. There's a contact link
below.
Thanks for visiting and check back every few months to see
if I've added anything that may be of interest. Enjoy.