Melvin Frank

Melvin Frank

​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.

  • Mutu: Melvin Frank
  • Kutchuka: 1.481
  • Amadziwika: Writing
  • Tsiku lobadwa: 1913-08-13
  • Malo obadwira: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Melvin Frank Makanema

  • 1975
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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  • 1959
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    The Jayhawkers!

    The Jayhawkers!

    5.9 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Jayhawkers!

    The Jayhawkers!

    5.9 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Jayhawkers!

    The Jayhawkers!

    5.9 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Court Jester

    The Court Jester

    7.3 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Court Jester

    The Court Jester

    7.3 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Court Jester

    The Court Jester

    7.3 1955 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Road to Hong Kong

    The Road to Hong Kong

    5.7 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Road to Hong Kong

    The Road to Hong Kong

    5.7 1962 HD

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  • 1968
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    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    5.9 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    5.9 1968 HD

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  • 1948
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    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1954
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    White Christmas

    White Christmas

    7.2 1954 HD

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  • 1959
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    Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

    5.8 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

    5.8 1959 HD

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  • 1946
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    Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

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  • 1973
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    A Touch of Class

    A Touch of Class

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  • 1943
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    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    6.1 1943 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Reformer and the Redhead

    The Reformer and the Redhead

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Reformer and the Redhead

    The Reformer and the Redhead

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  • 1966
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    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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  • 1965
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    Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

    5.9 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

    5.9 1965 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    6.7 1975 HD

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  • 1953
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    Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

    6.1 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

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  • 1976
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    The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

    The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

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  • 1976
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    The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

    The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1954
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    Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

    6.6 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

    6.6 1954 HD

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  • 1942
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    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1956
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    That Certain Feeling

    That Certain Feeling

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1979
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    Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    6.4 1979 HD

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  • 1946
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    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

    5.6 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Return of October

    The Return of October

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    Strictly Dishonorable

    Strictly Dishonorable

    5.2 1951 HD

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  • 1944
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    And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

    7.8 1944 HD

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  • 1951
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    Strictly Dishonorable

    Strictly Dishonorable

    5.2 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Strictly Dishonorable

    Strictly Dishonorable

    5.2 1951 HD

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  • 1942
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    My Favorite Blonde

    My Favorite Blonde

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1987
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    Walk Like a Man

    Walk Like a Man

    5.1 1987 HD

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  • 1968
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    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    5.9 1968 HD

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  • 2007
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    Are We Done Yet?

    Are We Done Yet?

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  • 1979
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    Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    6.4 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

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  • 1951
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    Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

    5.1 1951 HD

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  • 1947
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    It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

    6.5 1947 HD

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  • 1951
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    Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

    5.1 1951 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

    The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1946
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    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1966
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    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

    5.9 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

    5.9 1965 HD

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  • 1951
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    Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

    5.1 1951 HD

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  • 1945
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    Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1973
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    A Touch of Class

    A Touch of Class

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    5.2 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    5.2 1960 HD

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  • 1948
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    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1973
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    A Touch of Class

    A Touch of Class

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1966
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    Not With My Wife, You Don't!

    Not With My Wife, You Don't!

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Reformer and the Redhead

    The Reformer and the Redhead

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1956
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    That Certain Feeling

    That Certain Feeling

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    That Certain Feeling

    That Certain Feeling

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Trap

    The Trap

    6.8 1959 HD

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  • 1954
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    Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

    6.6 1954 HD

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  • 1943
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    Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

    4 1943 HD

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  • 1974
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6 1974 HD

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