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Fredric M. Frank(1911-1977)

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  • Script and Continuity Department
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Fredric M. Frank was born on 9 July 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and El Cid (1961). He died on 9 May 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 9, 1911
DiedMay 9, 1977(65)
BornJuly 9, 1911
DiedMay 9, 1977(65)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1956
Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1952
Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in El Cid (1961)
El Cid
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1961
Constance Bennett and Pat O'Brien in Escape to Glory (1940)
Escape to Glory
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1940

Credits

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Writer

  • Shirley Booth in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in El Cid (1961)
    El Cid
    7.2
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1958
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
    The Ten Commandments
    7.9
    • written for the screen by
    • 1956
  • Preston Foster in Waterfront (1954)
    Waterfront
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • teleplay by (as Frederic M. Frank)
    • 1954
  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1952
  • Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
    Samson and Delilah
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
    Unconquered
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Tom Harmon and Anita Louise in Harmon of Michigan (1941)
    Harmon of Michigan
    6.6
    • story
    • 1941
  • Constance Bennett and Pat O'Brien in Escape to Glory (1940)
    Escape to Glory
    6.4
    • story
    • 1940

Script and Continuity Department

  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frederic M. Frank
  • Born
    • July 9, 1911
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 9, 1977
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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    Daughter, Katherine Ashe, is a writer.

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