Melvin Frank

Writing·Aug 13, 1913·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Walk Like a Man1987 · Director	Director
Lost and Found1979 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox1976 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Prisoner of Second Avenue1975 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
A Touch of Class1973 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell1968 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum1966 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Strange Bedfellows1965 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Road to Hong Kong1962 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
The Facts of Life1960 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Li'l Abner1959 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Jayhawkers!1959 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Trap1959 · Producer	Producer
That Certain Feeling1956 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Court Jester1955 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
White Christmas1954 · Writer	Writer
Knock on Wood1954 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Above and Beyond1953 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Callaway Went Thataway1951 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Strictly Dishonorable1951 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Reformer and the Redhead1950 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
The Return of October1948 · Writer	Writer
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
It Had to Be You1947 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Monsieur Beaucaire1946 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Our Hearts Were Growing Up1946 · Writer	Writer
Road to Utopia1946 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Duffy's Tavern1945 · Screenplay	Screenplay
And the Angels Sing1944 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Happy Go Lucky1943 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · Screenplay	Screenplay