Melvin frank biography
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Melvin frank biography
Melvin Frank
American film director (1913–1988)
Melvin Frank (13 August 1913 – 13 October 1988) was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his partnership with Norman Panama and their work on films such as Mr.
Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1956). He also directed films such as Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) and A Touch of Class (1973).
Life and career
Born to a Jewish family,[1] Frank met his future collaborator Norman Panama in 1933 when they were both at the University of Chicago.[2] After graduating, they formed a partnership in 1935 which endured for four decades; first writing for Milton Berle before becoming writers for Bob Hope's radio show.
In 1941, they sold their first script to Paramount Pictures, My Favorite Blonde (1942), which starred Hope.[3]
They worked for Paramount for five years where, among others, they wrote Road t