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Melvin Frank

Melvin Frank

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born August 13, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died October 13, 1988

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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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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

The Paul Ryan Show Poster

The Paul Ryan Show TV Series1977Self

Urban Living: Funny and Formidable Short Film1975Self

Dinah! TV Series1974Self

The 46th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 46th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1974Self - Accepting Best Actress Award for Glenda Jackson

Looks Familiar Poster

Looks Familiar TV Series1970Self - Guest

The Eamonn Andrews Show Poster

The Eamonn Andrews Show TV Series1964Self

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self

Writer

34

Are We Done Yet? Poster

Are We Done Yet? Feature Film2007

Lost and Found Poster

Lost and Found Feature Film1979

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Poster

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Feature Film1976

A Touch of Class Poster

A Touch of Class Feature Film1973

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Poster

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Feature Film1968

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Poster

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Feature Film1966

Not with My Wife, You Don't! Poster

Not with My Wife, You Don't! Feature Film1966

Strange Bedfellows Poster

Strange Bedfellows Feature Film1965

The Road to Hong Kong Poster

The Road to Hong Kong Feature Film1962

The Facts of Life Poster

The Facts of Life Feature Film1960

Li'l Abner Poster

Li'l Abner Feature Film1959

The Jayhawkers! Poster

The Jayhawkers! Feature Film1959

That Certain Feeling Poster

That Certain Feeling Feature Film1956

The Court Jester Poster

The Court Jester Feature Film1955

Knock on Wood Poster

Knock on Wood Feature Film1954

White Christmas Poster

White Christmas Feature Film1954

Above and Beyond Poster

Above and Beyond Feature Film1952

Callaway Went Thataway Poster

Callaway Went Thataway Feature Film1951

Strictly Dishonorable Poster

Strictly Dishonorable Feature Film1951

The Reformer and the Redhead Poster

The Reformer and the Redhead Feature Film1950

A Southern Yankee Poster

A Southern Yankee Feature Film1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Poster

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Feature Film1948

The Return of October Poster

The Return of October Feature Film1948

It Had to Be You Poster

It Had to Be You Feature Film1947

Monsieur Beaucaire Poster

Monsieur Beaucaire Feature Film1946

Our Hearts Were Growing Up Poster

Our Hearts Were Growing Up Feature Film1946

Duffy's Tavern Poster

Duffy's Tavern Feature Film1945

Road to Utopia Poster

Road to Utopia Feature Film1945

And the Angels Sing Poster

And the Angels Sing Feature Film1944

The Princess and the Pirate Poster

The Princess and the Pirate Feature Film1944

Happy Go Lucky Poster

Happy Go Lucky Feature Film1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars Poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars Feature Film1943

My Favorite Blonde Poster

My Favorite Blonde Feature Film1942

Star Spangled Rhythm Poster

Star Spangled Rhythm Feature Film1942

Producer

19

Type

Year

The 54th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 54th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1982

Lost and Found Poster

Lost and Found Feature Film1979

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Poster

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Feature Film1976

The Prisoner of Second Avenue Poster

The Prisoner of Second Avenue Feature Film1975

A Touch of Class Poster

A Touch of Class Feature Film1973

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Poster

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Feature Film1968

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Poster

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Feature Film1966

Strange Bedfellows Poster

Strange Bedfellows Feature Film1965

The Road to Hong Kong Poster

The Road to Hong Kong Feature Film1962

The Jayhawkers! Poster

The Jayhawkers! Feature Film1959

The Trap Poster

The Trap Feature Film1959

That Certain Feeling Poster

That Certain Feeling Feature Film1956

The Court Jester Poster

The Court Jester Feature Film1955

Knock on Wood Poster

Knock on Wood Feature Film1954

Above and Beyond Poster

Above and Beyond Feature Film1952

Callaway Went Thataway Poster

Callaway Went Thataway Feature Film1951

Strictly Dishonorable Poster

Strictly Dishonorable Feature Film1951

The Reformer and the Redhead Poster

The Reformer and the Redhead Feature Film1950

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Poster

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Feature Film1948

Director

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Walk Like a Man Poster

Walk Like a Man Feature Film1987

Lost and Found Poster

Lost and Found Feature Film1979

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Poster

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Feature Film1976

The Prisoner of Second Avenue Poster

The Prisoner of Second Avenue Feature Film1975

A Touch of Class Poster

A Touch of Class Feature Film1973

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Poster

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Feature Film1968

Strange Bedfellows Poster

Strange Bedfellows Feature Film1965

The Facts of Life Poster

The Facts of Life Feature Film1960

Li'l Abner Poster

Li'l Abner Feature Film1959

The Jayhawkers! Poster

The Jayhawkers! Feature Film1959

That Certain Feeling Poster

That Certain Feeling Feature Film1956

The Court Jester Poster

The Court Jester Feature Film1955

Knock on Wood Poster

Knock on Wood Feature Film1954

Above and Beyond Poster

Above and Beyond Feature Film1952

Callaway Went Thataway Poster

Callaway Went Thataway Feature Film1951

Strictly Dishonorable Poster

Strictly Dishonorable Feature Film1951

The Reformer and the Redhead Poster

The Reformer and the Redhead Feature Film1950

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