Francine Parker
Film director
1925 – 2007
Who was Francine Parker?
Francine Parker was an American television and film director, who was one of the first female members of the Directors Guild of America. Parker was best known for her controversial documentary, F.T.A., which chronicled the antiwar entertainers tour, Free The Army tour, during the Vietnam War. The FTA tour and its documentary featured anti-Vietnam War celebrities Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland interacting very frankly with American soldiers. Parker's film, which was released in 1972, was pulled from theaters within weeks of its release due to heavy criticism. It has been rarely viewed since 1972.
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- Born
- Dec 18, 1925
New York City - Also known as
- Francine Schoenholtz
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Smith College
- Yale School of Drama
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Nov 8, 2007
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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