The Manchurian Candidate
1962
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John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964), Seconds (1966), Grand Prix (1966), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), The Island of Dr ...
- 1948–2002
- July 6, 2002 (aged 72), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
John Frankenheimer (1930-2002) John Frankenheimer. Born in New York and raised in Queens, John Frankenheimer wanted to become a professional tennis player. He loved movies and his favorite actor was Robert Mitchum. He decided he wanted to be an actor but then he applied for and was accepted in the Motion Picture Squadron of the Air Force where ...
- Director, Additional Crew, Producer
- February 19, 1930
- 5 min
- July 6, 2002
Apr 26, 2024 · John Frankenheimer (born February 19, 1930, Queens, New York, U.S.—died July 6, 2002, Los Angeles, California) was an American television and film director who was considered one of the most important and creatively gifted directors of the 1950s and ’60s. He was especially noted for such classic movies as The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and ...
- Michael Barson
John Frankenheimer. Director: The Manchurian Candidate. Born in New York and raised in Queens, John Frankenheimer wanted to become a professional tennis player. He loved movies and his favorite actor was Robert Mitchum. He decided he wanted to be an actor but then he applied for and was accepted in the Motion Picture Squadron of the Air Force where he realized his natural talent to handle a ...
- February 19, 1930
- July 6, 2002
News of Frankenheimer's death on Saturday, at 72, came as a shock to those who remembered the tall, dynamic man, who seemed in vigorous health. Complications after back surgery led to a stroke. In a career that graced the second half of the 20th century, he had his ups and downs, but the ups were glorious, and his joy in his craft was evident ...
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Jul 7, 2002 · Mr. Frankenheimer was born in New York City on Feb. 19, 1930, the son of a stockbroker. ''I came from a half-Irish, half-German-Jewish background, a very volatile mix,'' he once said with a laugh.
Jul 6, 2002 · 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 ...
