John Frankenheimer
Film director
1930 – 2002
Who was John Frankenheimer?
John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, Grand Prix, French Connection II, Black Sunday, and Ronin.
Frankenheimer won four consecutive Emmy Awards in the 1990s for the television movies Against the Wall, The Burning Season, Andersonville, and George Wallace, which also received a Golden Globe award. He was considered one of the last remaining directors who insisted on having complete control over all elements of production, making his style unique in Hollywood.
Frankenheimer's 30 feature films and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought. He became a pioneer of the "modern-day political thriller," having begun his career at the peak of the Cold War.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1930
Queens - Also known as
- John Michael Frankenheimer
- Alan Smithee
- Parents
- Spouses
- Carolyn Miller
(1954/09/22 - 1962) - Evans Evans
(1963/12/13 - 2002/07/06)
- Carolyn Miller
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Irish American
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Williams College
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jul 6, 2002
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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