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Frank P. Donovan(1892-1969)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Frank P. Donovan was born on 10 March 1892 in New York City, New York, USA. Frank P. was a producer and director, known for Bullin' the Bullsheviki (1919), Silas Marner (1922) and Boobs and Bumps (1919). Frank P. was married to Jean Girard. Frank P. died in February 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 10, 1892
DiedFebruary 1969
BornMarch 10, 1892
DiedFebruary 1969
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Known for

Bullin' the Bullsheviki
  • Director
  • 1919
Crauford Kent and Helen Rowland in Silas Marner (1922)
Silas Marner
4.0
  • Director
  • 1922
Boobs and Bumps
Short
  • Director(as Frank Donovan)
  • 1919
Rosemary Davies in The Mad Marriage (1925)
The Mad Marriage
  • Director
  • 1925

Credits

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Producer

  • Strange Holiday (1945)
    Strange Holiday
    5.4
    • producer (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1945
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 13: Hollywood on the Hudson
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 12: Hollywood Starlets
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 11: All Around Hollywood
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 9: Star Portraits
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 8: Palm Springs Week-End
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 7: Children of the Stars
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 6: Hollywood War Efforts
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Picture People Vol. 2 No. 5: How to Be a Star
    Short
    • producer
    • 1942
  • The March of Time, Vol. 8, No. 2: Norway in Revolt (1941)
    The March of Time, Vol. 8, No. 1: Thumbs Up, Texas
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Information Please: Series 2, No. 11
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Picture People No. 10
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Information Please: Series 2, No. 10
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Picture People No. 9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Information Please: Series 2, No. 9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941

Director

  • The March of Time, Vol. 10, No. 5: Upbeat in Music (1943)
    The March of Time, Vol. 10, No. 5: Upbeat in Music
    4.5
    Short
    • Director (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1943
  • Children of Mars (1943)
    Children of Mars
    Short
    • Director (as Frank A. Donovan)
    • 1943
  • Basketeers (1943)
    Basketeers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Information Please: Series 3, No. 5
    Short
    • Director (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1942
  • The March of Time Special: Battlefields of the Pacific (1941)
    The March of Time Special: Battlefields of the Pacific
    3.0
    Short
    • Director (as Frank R. Donovan)
    • 1941
  • Information Please: Series 3, No. 1
    Short
    • Director (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1941
  • Basketeers (1943)
    Hurdle Hoppers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Information Please: Series 1, No. 9
    Short
    • Director (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1940
  • Information Please: Series 1, No. 8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Information Please: Series 1, No. 7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Quarter Horses (1946)
    Pennant Chasers
    6.8
    Short
    • Director (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1940
  • Information Please: Series 1, No. 6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Made in the USA
    Short
    • Director (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1939
  • Information Please: Series 1, No. 5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Information Please: Series 1, No. 4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939

Writer

  • Swinguette
    Short
    • narrative (as Frank Donovan)
    • 1939
  • The March of Time, Vol. 5, No. 5: The Refugee - Today and Tomorrow (1938)
    The March of Time, Vol. 5, No. 5: The Refugee - Today and Tomorrow
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • Pathé Parade No. 7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • Pathé Parade No. 6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • Pathé Parade No. 5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • Pathé Parade No. 4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • Pathé Parade No. 3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Pathé Parade No. 2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Pathé Parade No. 1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Cyril Chadwick and Earl Metcalfe in Ship of Souls (1925)
    Ship of Souls
    5.0
    • original story and scenario
    • 1925
  • Crauford Kent and Helen Rowland in Silas Marner (1922)
    Silas Marner
    4.0
    • scenario
    • 1922
  • Bobby Connelly, Patsy De Forest, and Gertrude Selby in Pardon Me (1920)
    Pardon Me
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Bobby Connelly, Patsy De Forest, and Gertrude Selby in Hubby's Mistake (1920)
    Hubby's Mistake
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Bobby Connelly, Patsy De Forest, and Gertrude Selby in Neptune's Step-Daughter (1920)
    Neptune's Step-Daughter
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Bullin' the Bullsheviki
    • story
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frank A. Donovan
  • Born
    • March 10, 1892
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 1969
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jean Girard
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Co-founder of Abbey Pictures Inc., of New York City, a production company active from 1922-1923.

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