Melvin Frank
Escritor/a
35
Filmes
1
Séries
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Por Trás das Câmeras
Blanca Navidad
Escritor
Una casa patas arriba
Original Film Writer
The Court Jester
Productor, Guionista, Director
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Productor, Director
Hogar de ensueño
Guionista, Productor
A Touch of Class
Director, Escritor, Productor
The Trap
Productor
The Jayhawkers!
Director, Productor, Guionista
Strange Bedfellows
Historia, Director, Productor, Guionista
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Director, Productor, Escritor
Ataque Secreto
Director, Escritor
It Had to Be You
Guionista
Ruta de Hong Kong
Productor, Escritor
Road to Utopia
Guionista
Algo gracioso sucedió camino del foro
Guionista, Productor
Duffy's Tavern
Guionista
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Guionista
Li'l Abner
Escritor, Director
Walk Like a Man
Director
Yo mando, tú obedecees
Director, Productor, Escritor
And the Angels Sing
Guionista
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Escritor, Director, Productor
Callaway Went Thataway
Director, Escritor, Productor
Star Spangled Rhythm
Guionista
The Facts of Life
Director, Guionista
Knock on Wood
Director, Escritor, Productor
Monsieur Beaucaire
Guionista
That Certain Feeling
Director, Productor, Escritor
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Escritor
The Reformer and the Redhead
Guionista, Director, Productor