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Eric Max Frye

American screenwriter and film director
Person human Q5322060

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1986, 1956[6]
Place of birth
Oregon
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, director
Field of work
film, television[10][11]
Educated at
Lewis & Clark College, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, South Eugene High School[12][13][14]
Award received
Edgar Awards[15]
Father
William F. Frye[7]
Mother
Helen J. Frye[8]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Frye[17]
Given name
Eric, Max[18][19]
P14750
FDC4-B7A2-40C2-C81E-5B66[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eric Max Frye en E. Max Frye ar اريك ماكس فراي cs Eric Max Fry cs Max Fry de Eric Max Frye fa اریک مکس فرای fa ای. مکس فرای ja E・マックス・フライ ko E. 맥스 프라이 ko 에릭 맥스 프라이 ru Э. Макс Фрай ru Эрик Макс Фрай zh E·馬克斯·弗萊 zh E·马克斯·弗莱 zh E·麥克斯·弗賴伊 zh E·麥斯·弗萊 zh E·麦克斯·弗赖伊 zh 埃里克·馬克斯·弗萊 zh 埃里克·马克斯·弗莱
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000044234299
VIAF cluster ID
54349174, 59145602459401360004
Library of Congress authority ID
no2005047023
GND ID
140243283
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1169
AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
126782
Danish National Filmography person ID
52056
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
140243283
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EDb person ID
n0021674
ElCinema person ID
2067215
ElFilm person ID
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Elonet person ID
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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IMDb ID
nm0296861
IdRef ID
086237640
Ivi person ID
e-maks-fraj
KMDb person ID
00068459
Kinobox person ID
219570
Kinopoisk person ID
11859
L'Officiel des spectacles ID
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MovieMeter person ID
68928
NL CR AUT ID
xx0167278
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007426870305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810563383705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
230258824
Open Media Database person ID
68928
PORT person ID
15458
Scope.dk person ID
25662
Swedish Film Database person ID
112394
TMDB person ID
68928
Tabakalera ID
91338
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/7651285e-a2ff-4f6d-8766-0dbafe93e39f
ČSFD person ID
50508

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🔗 Connections
Films written 5
Foxcatcher, Something Wild, Amos & Andrew, Palmetto, Where the Money Is
Occupation 3
film director, screenwriter, director
Educated at 2
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Lewis & Clark College
Field of work 2
television, film
Given name 2
Eric, Max
Award received 1
Edgar Awards
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Films directed 1
Amos & Andrew
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Place of birth 1
Oregon
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Band of Brothers
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Summary

Eric Max Frye was born in 1986[1] in Oregon[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], and director[5].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Band of Brothers[23], a miniseries[24], written by Tom Hanks[25], directed by Tom Hanks[26].

FAQs

Where was Eric Max Frye born?

Eric Max Frye was born in Oregon[2].

Who were Eric Max Frye's parents?

Eric Max Frye's father was William F. Frye[7]. Eric Max Frye's mother was Helen J. Frye[8].

What did Eric Max Frye do for work?

Eric Max Frye worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], and director[5].

Where did Eric Max Frye go to school?

Eric Max Frye was educated at Lewis & Clark College[12], New York University Tisch School of the Arts[13], and South Eugene High School[14].

What awards did Eric Max Frye receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[15].

Related Entities

film Foxcatcher Oregon United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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