
Melvin Frank
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melvin Frank (13 August 1913 in Chicago, Illinois – 13 October 1988 in Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his work on films such as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Court Jester (1956), and A Touch of Class (1973). Born to a Jewish family, Frank graduated from the University of Chicago, where he met his future collaborator Norman Panama. They went on to form a writing partnership which endured for three decades. Some of their most notable films as co-writers include Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and White Christmas (1954), among many others, and co-directing films such as The Court Jester (1956). They wrote a Broadway play together, which was later adapted into Li'l Abner (1959), directed by Frank. They also worked on two films in the popular Road to ... series, Road to Utopia (1946) and The Road to Hong Kong (1962). Frank went on to a successful solo career as a film director, most notably directing the acclaimed romantic comedy A Touch of Class (1973), starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. Subsequent films directed by Frank include The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) and Lost and Found (1979). Over the course of his career, Frank was nominated for five Academy Awards. In 1984, he received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America. Frank's first wife was Anne Ray, younger sister of actress Jigee Viertel. At the time of his death he was still married to his second wife, Juliet. He had three children, Pulitzer Prize-winning daughter Elizabeth Frank and sons Andrew and James. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Frank, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
梅尔文·弗兰克(1913年8月13日生于伊利诺伊州芝加哥,1988年10月13日卒于加利福尼亚州洛杉矶)是一位美国编剧、电影制片人及导演。他以参与创作《燕雀香巢》(1948年)、《宫廷小丑》(1956年)和《金屋春宵》(1973年)等影片而闻名。 弗兰克出生于犹太家庭,毕业于芝加哥大学,在校期间结识了未来的创作伙伴诺曼·帕纳马。两人建立了长达三十年的写作合作关系,共同创作了多部经典作品,包括联合编剧的《燕雀香巢》(1948年)、《白色圣诞节》(1954年),以及联合执导的《宫廷小丑》(1956年)等。他们还合作创作了百老汇舞台剧,后由弗兰克执导改编为电影《锦城春色》(1959年)。此外,二人还参与了热门系列电影《路》中的两部作品——《通往乌托邦之路》(1946年)与《香港之路》(1962年)的创作。 弗兰克单飞后亦取得了卓越成就,尤其以执导由乔治·席格和格伦达·杰克逊主演的浪漫喜剧《金屋春宵》(1973年)备受赞誉。该片曾获奥斯卡最佳影片提名,杰克逊更凭此片荣膺奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。弗兰克后续执导的作品包括《公爵与流浪女》(1976年)和《失而复得》(1979年)等。 在其职业生涯中,弗兰克共获五次奥斯卡奖提名。1984年,美国编剧协会授予其劳雷尔奖以表彰其编剧成就。 弗兰克的首任妻子安妮·雷是演员吉吉·维尔特的妹妹。逝世时他仍与第二任妻子朱丽叶保持着婚姻关系。他育有三名子女:普利策奖得主女儿伊丽莎白·弗兰克,以及儿子安德鲁与詹姆斯。
梅爾文·弗蘭克(1913 年 8 月 13 日生於伊利諾伊州芝加哥,1988 年 10 月 13 日卒於加利福尼亞州洛杉磯)是一位美國編劇、電影制片人及導演。他以参與創作《燕雀香巢》(1948 年)、《宮廷小醜》(1956 年)和《金屋春宵》(1973 年)等影片而聞名。 弗蘭克出生於猶太家庭,畢業於芝加哥大學,在校期間結識了未來的創作夥伴諾曼·帕納馬。兩人建立了長達三十年的寫作合作關係,共同創作了多部經典作品,包括聯合編劇的《燕雀香巢》(1948 年)、《白色聖誕節》(1954 年),以及聯合執導的《宮廷小醜》(1956 年)等。他們還合作創作了百老匯舞台劇,後由弗蘭克執導改編為電影《錦城春色》(1959 年)。此外,二人還参與了熱門系列電影《路》中的兩部作品——《通往烏托邦之路》(1946 年)與《香港之路》(1962 年)的創作。 弗蘭克單飛後亦取得了卓越成就,尤其以執導由喬治·席格和格倫達·傑克遜主演的浪漫喜劇《金屋春宵》(1973 年)備受讚譽。該片曾獲奧斯卡最佳影片提名,傑克遜更憑此片榮膺奧斯卡最佳女主角獎。弗蘭克後續執導的作品包括《公爵與流浪女》(1976 年)和《失而復得》(1979 年)等。 在其職業生涯中,弗蘭克共獲五次奧斯卡獎提名。1984 年,美國編劇協會授予其勞雷爾獎以表彰其編劇成就。 弗蘭克的首任妻子安妮·雷是演員吉吉·維爾特的妹妹。逝世時他仍與第二任妻子朱麗葉保持着婚姻關係。他育有三名子女:普利策獎得主女兒伊麗莎白·弗蘭克,以及兒子安德魯與詹姆斯。
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