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Melvin Frank

American screenwriter and director (1913-1988)
Person Human Q41131

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
August 13, 1913
Date of death
October 13, 1988
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
screenwriter, film director, film producer, director
Educated at
University of Chicago[11]
Child
Elizabeth Frank[9]
Work location
United States[15]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Picture[17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[21]
Family name
Frank[13]
Given name
Melvin[14]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive[20]
Partner in business or sport
Norman Panama[16]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 73
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93022571
GND ID
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ACMI ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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DBC author ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Elonet person ID
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FAST ID
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Fandango person 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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George Eastman Museum people ID
98909
HAND ID
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Hoopla artist ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
nm0291035
Internet Broadway Database person ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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MovieMeter person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
663/000135258
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201414085
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810580528105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1040588
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071066268
Open Media Database person ID
50567
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PORT person ID
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Plex person key
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RedBA Granada authority ID
96624
Related category
Category:Films directed by Melvin Frank
SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scope.dk person ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
123084
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
65219
TMDB person ID
50567
TV.com ID (archived)
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Tabakalera ID
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The Numbers person ID (archived)
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Theatricalia person ID
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Unz Review author ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Writers Guild of America writer ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
11308

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🔗 Connections
Films written 23
A Touch of Class, White Christmas, The Court Jester, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, The Road to Hong Kong, Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, The Princess and the Pirate +15 more
← Producer 16
54th Academy Awards, A Touch of Class, The Court Jester, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Road to Hong Kong, Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell +8 more
Films directed 15
A Touch of Class, The Court Jester, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Road to Hong Kong, Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, Above and Beyond, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, The Facts of Life +7 more
Nominated for 5
Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Occupation 2
film director, screenwriter
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Chicago
Family name 1
Frank
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Partner in business or sport 1
Norman Panama
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Melvin Frank
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
United States
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Melvin Frank
← Partner in business or sport 1
Norman Panama
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Summary

Melvin Frank was born on August 13, 1913[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on October 13, 1988[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], film producer[7], and director[8].

FAQs

Where was Melvin Frank born?

Melvin Frank was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Melvin Frank die?

Melvin Frank passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Melvin Frank do for work?

Melvin Frank worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], film producer[7], and director[8].

Where did Melvin Frank go to school?

Melvin Frank was educated at University of Chicago[11].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . HOLLIS. id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Early Modern Letters Online person ID → 3ef7302a-6633-4b7b-b0fe-0b189574d11b
    "Created claim: Early Modern Letters Online person ID: 3ef7302a-6633-4b7b-b0fe-0b189574d11b, batch #291194"
  2. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 96447
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 96447, batch #270606"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 9ECD-1290-A5B3-4121-33D9
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46378: HAND ID (1)"
  4. 22w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artists of the World ID → 40421037
    "Created claim: Artists of the World ID: 40421037, Matched to Melvin Frank (#100325209) in AKL Online - 1 #"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partner in business or sport → Norman Panama
    Given name → Melvin
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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