Frank P. Bibas

Frank Percy Bibas (* 17th January 1917 in New York City ; † 16th October 1997 in Fort Myers , Florida ) was an American film producer , screenwriter and filmmaker, who in 1962 with an Oscar for his documentary short film Project Hope has received is.

biography

Bibas, who flew over 100 combat missions as a pilot in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II , worked from 1958 as a producer and screenwriter for various episodes of the television miniseries The Veil , in which the actor Boris Karloff presented supernatural events and the inexplicable. Destination Nightmare formed the pilot for the series and the horror film The Veil concluded.

In 1962 Bibas was awarded an Oscar in the category “Best Documentary Short Film” for his film about the maiden voyage of the hospital ship “SS Hope”. The film was included in the 2006 National Film Registry , a directory of American films that are considered particularly worth preserving.

Bibas also produced over 3000 radio and television commercials, including several particularly well-known in America.

Frank Percy Bibas, who was married to Susan Ellis Bibas, died in 1997 at the age of 80 in Fort Myers.

Filmography (selection)

producer

1958: The Veil (TV miniseries, 8 episodes; also screenwriter)
1958: Jack the Ripper (TV movie)
1958: Destination Nightmare (TV movie)
1958: The Veil (TV movie)
1958: Project Hope (short documentary film)

Director / co-director

1958: The Veil (TV miniseries, episode Food on the Table )
1958: The Veil (TV miniseries, 4 episodes)
1958: Jack the Ripper (TV movie)
1961: Project Hope (documentary short film)

Awards

1962 : Oscar winner with the film Project Hope

military awards

Medal Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
2nd World War Medal

Web links

Individual evidence

^ E. Grant: The Motion Picture Guide, 1998 Annual: The Films of 1997 . Motion Picture Guide Annual. CineBooks, 1998, ISBN 978-0-933997-41-7 , pp. 441 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Bibas, Frank P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bibas, Frank Percy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City , United States
DATE OF DEATH	October 16, 1997
Place of death	Fort Myers , Florida , United States

[1] E. Grant: The Motion Picture Guide, 1998 Annual: The Films of 1997 . Motion Picture Guide Annual. CineBooks, 1998, ISBN 978-0-933997-41-7 , pp. 441 ( limited preview in Google Book search).