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Richard Fantl(1903-1961)

  • Editor
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Richard Fantl was born on 21 October 1903 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an editor, known for Father Knows Best (1954), Strange Affair (1944) and A Man's World (1942). He died on 29 March 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 21, 1903
DiedMarch 29, 1961(57)
BornOctober 21, 1903
DiedMarch 29, 1961(57)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Father Knows Best (1954)
Father Knows Best
7.4
TV Series
  • Editor
Edgar Buchanan, Marguerite Chapman, Allyn Joslyn, and Evelyn Keyes in Strange Affair (1944)
Strange Affair
6.1
  • Editor
  • 1944
Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks, and William Wright in A Man's World (1942)
A Man's World
5.7
  • Editor
  • 1942
Bruce Bennett, Rochelle Hudson, and Roger Pryor in The Officer and the Lady (1941)
The Officer and the Lady
6.4
  • Editor
  • 1941

Credits

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Editor

  • Bat Men of Africa
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Dick Fantl)
    • 1966
  • Sharad of Atlantis (1966)
    Sharad of Atlantis
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Dick Fantl)
    • 1966
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • supervising editor
    • 1958–1961
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • Editor
    • 1958–1960
  • Adventure Showcase
    6.6
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1959
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • supervising editor
    • 1958–1959
  • Bruce Gordon in Behind Closed Doors (1958)
    Behind Closed Doors
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1958–1959
  • Father Knows Best (1954)
    Father Knows Best
    7.4
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • Editor
    • 1954–1958
  • Don Megowan in The Terror (1963)
    Tales of Frankenstein
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • supervising editor
    • 1958
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • Editor
    • 1958
  • The Ed Wynn Show (1958)
    The Ed Wynn Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1958
  • Bitter Heritage (1958)
    Bitter Heritage
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • supervising editor
    • 1958
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1957–1958
  • Decision (1958)
    Decision
    6.2
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1958
  • Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
    Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
    7.6
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dick Fantl
  • Born
    • October 21, 1903
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • March 29, 1961
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Editor, under contract at Columbia, 1936-1950.

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