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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1913-08-13
- event Death Date 1988-10-13
- school Known for: Writing
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975-03-14
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The Jayhawkers!
1959-10-15
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The Jayhawkers!
1959-10-15
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The Jayhawkers!
1959-10-15
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The Court Jester
1955-12-24
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The Court Jester
1955-12-24
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The Court Jester
1955-12-24
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The Road to Hong Kong
1962-03-29
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The Road to Hong Kong
1962-03-29
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968-10-23
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968-10-23
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948-03-25
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White Christmas
1954-10-14
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Li'l Abner
1959-12-11
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Li'l Abner
1959-12-11
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Road to Utopia
1946-02-27
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A Touch of Class
1973-05-25
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943-09-25
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The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05
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The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966-10-16
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Strange Bedfellows
1965-02-09
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Strange Bedfellows
1965-02-09
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975-03-14
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Above and Beyond
1953-01-02
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Above and Beyond
1953-01-02
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The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976-04-01
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The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976-04-01
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Knock on Wood
1954-04-06
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Knock on Wood
1954-04-06
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Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05
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That Certain Feeling
1956-06-04
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Lost and Found
1979-07-13
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Monsieur Beaucaire
1946-09-04
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The Return of October
1948-10-26
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Strictly Dishonorable
1951-07-03
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And the Angels Sing
1944-04-25
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Strictly Dishonorable
1951-07-03
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Strictly Dishonorable
1951-07-03
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My Favorite Blonde
1942-04-02
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Walk Like a Man
1987-04-17
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968-10-23
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Are We Done Yet?
2007-04-04
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Lost and Found
1979-07-13
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Lost and Found
1979-07-13
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Callaway Went Thataway
1951-11-15
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It Had to Be You
1947-12-07
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Callaway Went Thataway
1951-11-15
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The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976-04-01
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Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946-06-14
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966-10-16
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Strange Bedfellows
1965-02-09
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Strange Bedfellows
1965-02-09
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Callaway Went Thataway
1951-11-15
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Duffy's Tavern
1945-09-28
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A Touch of Class
1973-05-25
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The Facts of Life
1960-11-14
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The Facts of Life
1960-11-14
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948-03-25
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A Touch of Class
1973-05-25
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Not With My Wife, You Don't
1966-11-02
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The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05
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That Certain Feeling
1956-06-04
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That Certain Feeling
1956-06-04
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The Trap
1959-01-28
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Knock on Wood
1954-04-06
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Happy Go Lucky
1943-01-04