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John Frankenheimer
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American film and television director (1930-2002)
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas. He 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…
Known for
- Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie — Self (archive footage)2021
- Val — Self (archive)2021
- Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans — Self (archive footage)2015
- Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau — Self (archive footage)2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2014
- Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix — Self (archive footage)2006
- Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane — Self2004
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film — Self (uncredited)2002
- Jazz Seen — Self2001
- The General's Daughter — General Sonnenberg1999
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Key facts
- Born
- John Michael Frankenheimer , ( 1930-02-19 ) February 19, 1930, New York City , New York , U.S.
- Died
- July 6, 2002 (2002-07-06) (aged 72), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Williams College (B.A., 1951)
- Occupation
- Film director
- Years active
- 1948–2002
- Spouses
- Joanne Frankenheimer (divorced), Carolyn Miller ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1962 ) Evans Evans ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 )
- Awards
- See below
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Evans Evans
- Occupation
- television producer
- Educated at
- Williams College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Image
- John Frankenheimer on the set of "Andersonville" (cropped).JPG
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- cause of death
- stroke
- date of birth
- 1930-02-19
- date of death
- 2002-07-06
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- John Frankenheimer
- related category
- Category:Films directed by John Frankenheimer
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- name in native language
- John Frankenheimer
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Encyclopedic overview
John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director, known both for his social dramas and his action/suspense pictures. Among his best-known theatrical film credits are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (both 1962), Seven Days in May, The Train (both 1964), Seconds, Grand Prix (both 1966), The Fixer (1968), The Iceman Cometh (1973), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), 52 Pick-Up (1986), and Ronin (1998).
His nearly 40 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 height of the Cold War. He won four Emmy Awards – three consecutive – in the 1990s for directing the television movies Against the Wall, The Burning Season, Andersonville, and George Wallace, the last of which also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2002.
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