Melvin Frank
Schrijver, Producer, Regisseur
13 augustus 1913 — 13 oktober 1988 (75 years)
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Melvin Frank (13 August 1913 in Chicago, Illinois – 13 October 1988 in Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his work on films such as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Court Jester (1956), and A Touch of Class (1973).
Born to a Jewish family, Frank graduated from the University of Chicago, where he met his future collaborator Norman Panama. They went on to form a writing partnership which endured for three decades. Some of their most notable films as co-writers include Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and White Christmas (1954), among many others, and co-directing films such as The Court Jester (1956). They wrote a Broadway play together, which was later adapted into Li'l Abner (1959), directed by Frank. They also worked on two films in the popular Road to ... series, Road to Utopia (1946) and The Road to Hong Kong (1962).
Frank went on to a successful solo career as a film director, most notably directing the acclaimed romantic comedy A Touch of Class (1973), starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. Subsequent films directed by Frank include The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) and Lost and Found (1979).
Over the course of his career, Frank was nominated for five Academy Awards. In 1984, he received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America.
Frank's first wife was Anne Ray, younger sister of actress Jigee Viertel. At the time of his death he was still married to his second wife, Juliet. He had three children, Pulitzer Prize-winning daughter Elizabeth Frank and sons Andrew and James.
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Melvin Frank (13 August 1913 in Chicago, Illinois – 13 October 1988 in Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his work on films such as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Court Jester (1956), and A Touch of Class (1973).
Born to a Jewish family, Frank graduated from the University of Chicago, where he met his future collaborator Norman Panama. They went on to form a writing partnership which endured for three decades. Some of their most notable films as co-writers include Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and White Christmas (1954), among many others, and co-directing films such as The Court Jester (1956). They wrote a Broadway play together, which was later adapted into Li'l Abner (1959), directed by Frank. They also worked on two films in the popular Road to ... series, Road to Utopia (1946) and The Road to Hong Kong (1962).
Frank went on to a successful solo career as a film director, most notably directing the acclaimed romantic comedy A Touch of Class (1973), starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. Subsequent films directed by Frank include The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) and Lost and Found (1979).
Over the course of his career, Frank was nominated for five Academy Awards. In 1984, he received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America.
Frank's first wife was Anne Ray, younger sister of actress Jigee Viertel. At the time of his death he was still married to his second wife, Juliet. He had three children, Pulitzer Prize-winning daughter Elizabeth Frank and sons Andrew and James.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Frank, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Cinematografie
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? · as Original Film Writer |
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| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · as Screenplay |
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| 1960 | The Facts of Life · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | Li'l AbnerOp Plex |
| 1959 | The Jayhawkers! · as Screenplay |
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| 1955 | The Court Jester · as Screenplay |
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| 1954 | Knock on WoodOp Plex |
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| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead · as Screenplay |
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| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | Monsieur Beaucaire · as Screenplay |
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| 1945 | Road to Utopia · as Screenplay |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | The Princess and the PirateOp Plex |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | Happy Go Lucky · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm · as Screenplay |
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| 1954 | Knock on WoodOp Plex |
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| 1959 | Li'l AbnerOp Plex |
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| 1954 | Knock on WoodOp Plex |
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| 1974 | Dinah! · as Self |
| 1974 | The 46th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Accepting Best Actress Award For Glenda Jackson |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) · as Self |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! · as Screenplay 'buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell' |
| 1966 | Not with My Wife, You Don't! · as Story |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows · as Story |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee · as Story |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde · as Story |