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Melvin Frank

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Book Writer 1913–1988

Melvin Frank (13 August 1913 – 13 October 1988) was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his partnership with Norman Panama and their work on films such as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1956). He also directed films such as Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) and A Touch of Class (1973).

Also credited on1 work

Li’l Abner

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In the literature4 passages

  • Direction and Choreography : Michael Kidd; Producers : Norman Panama, Melvin Frank, and Michael Kidd; Scenery and Lighting : William and Jean Eckart; Costumes : Alvin Colt; Musical Direction : Lehman Engelebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • 20 Melvin Frank (1913–88) wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to the movies White Christmas (1954), Li’l Abner (1959; also directed), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966; also produced).ebooks/Unknown/Alan Jay Lerner_ A Lyricist's Letters - Unknown.txt
  • The motion picture of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum was produced by Melvin Frank Productions and released through United Artists in October of 1966, with the following cast:ebooks/Unknown/Four by Sondheim (Applause Musical Library) - Unknown.txt
  • work was original, based on a newspaper article that Melvin Frank, screenwriter of Buona Sera, also must have seen. (Was the real-life szg-theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

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