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Frank Ross

Biography

Frank Ross

Overview

  • Born
    August 12, 1904 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    February 18, 1990 · Los Angeles, California, USA (cardio-respiratory arrest)
  • Birth name
    Francis Joseph Ross Jr.
  • Height
    5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)

Biography

  • Frank Ross was born on August 12, 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Robe (1953), The More the Merrier (1943) and The House I Live In (1945). He was married to Joan Bradshaw, Joan Caulfield and Jean Arthur. He died on February 18, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      Joan Bradshaw(May 14, 1961 - ?) (divorced)
      Joan Caulfield(April 29, 1950 - April 1, 1960) (divorced, 1 child)
      Jean Arthur(June 11, 1932 - March 14, 1949) (divorced)
  • Relatives
      Richard Ross(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Married to actresses Jean Arthur and Joan Caulfield, who, coincidentally, died within a day of each other in 1991 (a year after Ross himself died).
  • Started in the construction business, before being talked into becoming a screen actor in 1929. His first work as associate producer was for Hal Roach in 1939.
  • Regarding his marriage to Joan Bradshaw on May 14, 1961, in Hedda Hopper's "Looking at Hollywood" column dated June 15, 1961, she writes, "When Joan Bradshaw married Frank Ross she promised to give up her acting career forever. So Sue Ladd, Leonora Hamilton, Dorothy Malone, Letitia Fairbanks, and Terry Moore gave her a luncheon to celebrate that decision".
  • Graduated from Princeton University.

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