Mike Frankovich

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AKA: Mitchell John Frankovich, M J Frankovich, Mike J Frankovich
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/29/1910
Birthplace: Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Death Date: 01/01/1992

biography

Began his career as a radio producer and commentator and entered films in 1938 as a screenwriter. In the early 1950s, Frankovich became an independent producer based in Europe. He joined Columbia Pictures' international division in England in 1955 and was involved in the David Lean-Sam Spiegel epics "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) and "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) as well as "Dr. Strangelove" (1964).

After returning to the US as Columbia's vice president in charge of production in 1964, Frankovich was responsible for such films as "Cat Ballou" (1965), "A Man For All Seasons" (1966), "Guess Continued

Credits

Producer
1976
Producer
1969
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Served as technical advisor on sports films
1934 
Worked as a producer and radio commentator
1938 
Became a screenwriter for Universal Pictures
1941 
Acted in feature, "Buck Privates" and played an announcer in "Meet John Doe"
 
Served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps in the Far East and Europe during World War II
Continued

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