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Among his more than 30 productions of film and for television were: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Cactus Flower (1969), There's a Girl in My Soup (1970), Butterflies Are Free (1972), The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970), and John Wayne 's last film, The Shootist (1976). [9] Select filmography. Jesse James Rides Again (1947) (serial)
- Footsteps in The Fog (1955), Directed by Arthur Lubin
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Directed by Paul Mazursky
- Cactus Flower (1969), Directed by Gene Saks
- Butterflies Are Free (1972), Directed by Milton Katselas
- The Shootist (1976), Directed by Don Siegel
Frankovich’s most successful British production in the years when he was the head of Columbia’s British operation was in the mode of Gaslight, The Lodger, Hangover Square and The Picture of Dorian Gray, that were international successes for other studios a decade earlier, Set in Edwardian England, the film starred Stewart Granger as a not as clever...
This wife-swapping comedy was Frankovich’s first film as an independent producer and his only controversial film in a long line of what he called wholesome films. Natalie Wood, having declined an offer for a percentage of the profit with West Side Storywisely chose to accept a similar offer here and made $3 million. Awards recognition, however, wen...
A Broadway triumph for Lauren Bacall became a movie triumph for Ingrid Bergman in her first Hollywood film since the 1940s as the nurse who pretends to be the wife of the unmarried dentist she works for in-order-to keep his latest girlfriend at bay. Walter Matthau played the dentist created on Broadway by Barry Nelson and Goldie Hawn won an Oscar a...
Eileen Heckart lost the Tony for her portrayal of the overprotective mother in the Broadway version to co-star Blythe Danner but won the Oscar in support of Goldie Hawn in Danner’s role of the kookie actress and Edward Albert in the role of her blind son created on Broadway by Keir Dullea. Seventeen people connected with the film including Frankovi...
Contrary to popular belief, John Wayne did not have terminal cancer when making the film as his character did. He was cured of cancer in 1964 but the disease returned in 1979, ultimately killing him. The film was not intended to be Wayne’s last, but that was what it turned out to be, making it one of the most poignant of final films along with thos...
Mitchell John "M. J." Frankovich (also known as Mike Frankovich) was an American film actor and producer.
M.J. Frankovich was born on 29 September 1909 in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Shootist (1976), Cactus Flower (1969) and Marooned (1969). He was married to Binnie Barnes and Georgiana Feagans. He died on 1 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Actor
- September 29, 1909
- M.J. Frankovich
- January 1, 1992
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. Str...
Mike Frankovich Active - 1948 - 1976 | Genres - Drama , Action-Adventure , Crime , Romance , Comedy | Subgenres - Historical Film , Romantic Comedy Filmography ↓
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M.J. FRANKOVICH has produced : ★★★ 1976 - From noon till three 1976 - The Shootist 1975 - Report to the Commissioner 1971 - The Heist 1969 - Cactus Flower 1969 - Marooned ...
