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Frank M. Robinson(1926-2014)

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  • Actor
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Frank M. Robinson was born on 9 August 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for The Towering Inferno (1974), Hunting Season and The Power (1968). He died on 30 June 2014 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornAugust 9, 1926
DiedJune 30, 2014(87)
BornAugust 9, 1926
DiedJune 30, 2014(87)
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Known for

Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1974
Hunting Season
  • Writer
    George Hamilton, Richard Carlson, Arthur O'Connell, and Suzanne Pleshette in The Power (1968)
    The Power
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1968
    Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston, Jonathan Banks, Yvette Mimieux, Richard Roundtree, and David Soul in The Fifth Missile (1986)
      The Fifth Missile
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • novel "The Gold Crew"
      • 1986
    • Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
      The Towering Inferno
      7.0
      • based on the novel "The Glass Inferno" by
      • 1974
    • George Hamilton, Richard Carlson, Arthur O'Connell, and Suzanne Pleshette in The Power (1968)
      The Power
      5.9
      • novel
      • 1968
    • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
      Studio One
      7.6
      TV Series
      • from the novel by
      • 1956

    Actor

    • Milk (2008)
      Milk
      7.5
      • Frank Robinson (as Frank Robinson)
      • 2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Frank Robinson
    • Born
      • August 9, 1926
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Died
      • June 30, 2014
      • San Francisco, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    • Trivia
      American science fiction author, former staff writer for Playboy Magazine (1969-73). Best known for The Power (1968) and The Towering Inferno (1974).

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