Harriet Frank Jr.

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Harriet Frank Jr.

Harriet Frank Jr. (born March 2, 1923 in Portland , Oregon ; † January 28, 2020 in Los Angeles , California ), also worked several times under the pseudonym James P. Bonner , was an American screenwriter who worked with her husband Irving Ravetch received numerous awards, including two Academy Award nominations. She was best known for her work for film classics such as The Long Hot Summer , The Wildest Among Thousand , He was called Hombre , Norma Rae - A woman is her husband or Stanley & Iris .

life and work

Harriet Frank Jr., born in Portland, Oregon, in 1923 (other sources long referred to in 1917), began her career in a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer training program for young writers after World War II . Her family had moved to Los Angeles in 1939 and Frank graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles . In the training program, she met her future husband Irving Ravetch. They married in 1946 and worked independently for the first ten years. Their collaboration began in 1957 and lasted for the rest of their career. During the 33 years of collaboration they created scripts for a variety of films, especially adaptations by American authors.

Frank also wrote for journals and magazines, and published a novel in 1977 and 1979.

Frank and Ravetch had a long and close relationship with director Martin Ritt during their careers . The cooperation began with the Paul Newman film The Long Hot Summer and ended with the film Stanley & Iris with Robert De Niro and Jane Fonda in the leading roles. Ritt passed away shortly after this film was released.

In addition to working for Martin Ritt, scripts were made for films such as Every House of Cards breaks , The Cowboys , The Murderer in the White Coat, Farewell to an Island or the Lee-Marvin -Western Four Birds on the Gallows . With The Long Hot Summer , Curse of the South and The Crook , they wrote three cinema adaptations from the works of William Faulkner .

Frank and Ravetch's marriage lasted until his death in 2010. They were considered one of the great script couples in the film industry.

Frank died at the age of 96. She was survived by one of her brothers.

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

TV Shows

  • 1956–1957: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1957: Matinee Theater (TV series, one episode)
  • 1958: Her star: Loretta Young (TV series, one episode)
  • 1965: The Long, Hot Summer (TV series, one episode)
  • 1966: Baby Makes Three (TV movie)

Short film

  • 1947: A Really Important Person

Awards (selection)

literature

  • Harriet Frank Jr. in: Women Screenwriters: An International Guide, by Jill Nelmes, Jule Selbo, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Web links

Commons : Harriet Frank Jr.  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary for Harriet Frank Jr.
  2. ↑ Harriet Frank Jr. in: Irving Ravetch, Screenwriter of 'Hud,' Dies at 89 in The New York Times
personal data
SURNAME Frank, Harriet, Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Portland , Oregon , United States
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 2020
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States