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Frank Fenton(1903-1971)

  • Writer
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Frank Fenton was born on 13 February 1903 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Station West (1948), River of No Return (1954) and His Kind of Woman (1951). He was married to Mary Jane Hodge, Mary Jane Hodge and June Martel. He died on 23 August 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 13, 1903
DiedAugust 23, 1971(68)
BornFebruary 13, 1903
DiedAugust 23, 1971(68)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Jane Greer and Dick Powell in Station West (1948)
Station West
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948
Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe in River of No Return (1954)
River of No Return
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1954
Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in His Kind of Woman (1951)
His Kind of Woman
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1951
Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, and Richard Widmark in Garden of Evil (1954)
Garden of Evil
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer



  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1969–1971
  • Something for a Lonely Man (1968)
    Something for a Lonely Man
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1966)
    The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • story
    • 1963–1966
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1965
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1963–1964
  • Kraft Mystery Theater (1961)
    Kraft Mystery Theater
    7.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • writer
    • 1962–1963
  • Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
    Bus Stop
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1962
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
    8.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1960
  • The Jayhawkers! (1959)
    The Jayhawkers!
    6.3
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Man Without a Gun (1957)
    Man Without a Gun
    7.3
    TV Series
    • from a motion picture story by
    • 1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in The Wings of Eagles (1957)
    The Wings of Eagles
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Lou Keim, Roy Rowland, and Jules Schermer in These Wilder Years (1956)
    These Wilder Years
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1956

Additional Crew



  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)
    Out of the Past
    7.9
    • screenplay constructor (uncredited)
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Francis Fenton
  • Born
    • February 13, 1903
    • Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 23, 1971
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Mary Jane HodgeFebruary 10, 1945 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Story: "Paid With Tears" (filmed as Passion Song (1928))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His first novel was called "A Place in the Sun" (1942) about a disabled man. Graduated from Ohio State University.

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