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رابرت فرانک
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Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker (1924-2019)
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Robert Frank (1924–2019) was a male film director, photographer, cinematographer, and screenwriter born in Zurich, Switzerland. He held citizenship in the United States and Switzerland. A member of the Jewish people, he spoke English and was influenced by Walker Evans. His notable work includes the book *The Americans*. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship, Hasselblad Award, and Dr. Erich Salomon Prize.
Frank resided in Manhattan, Zurich, and Mabou, and worked in New York City, Detroit, and Canada. He was married to Mary Frank and had two children. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. His works are held in the collections of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He died in Inverness.
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Film & TV
Zurich, Switzerland
Robert Frank is one of the most acclaimed photographers of the 20th century. He is best known for his seminal book "The Americans", featuring photographs taken by the artist in the mid-1950s as he traveled across the U.S. on a Guggenheim fellowship. Robert Frank is also known as a filmmaker.
Known for
- Robert and June (and All the Time in the World) — Self2025
- Robert Frank in Conversation with Clark Winter: 10 Films2024
- June and Robert Kara and Me — Self2022
- Hit Parade — Missiê Jack2021
- Life Goes On — Self2015
- Don't Blink - Robert Frank — Self2015
- Robert Frank Films — Self2006
- Sanyu2005
- Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank — Self2004
- Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom — Self2000
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-11-09 ) November 9, 1924, Zürich , Switzerland
- Died
- September 9, 2019 (2019-09-09) (aged 94), Inverness , Cape Breton , Nova Scotia , Canada
- Known for
- Photography, film directing
- Notable work
- The Americans
- Spouse s
- Mary Frank (divorced), June Leaf
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Family name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Zurich
- Place of death
- Inverness
- Spouse
- Mary Frank
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Americans
- Field of work
- film
- Genre
- portrait
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Canada
- Residence
- Zurich
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- date of birth
- 1924-11-09
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- influenced by
- Walker Evans
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- date of death
- 2019-09-09
- name in native language
- Robert Louis Frank
- different from
- Robert Frank
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Zurich
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