M. J. Frankovich Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
M. J. FRANKOVICH
Born: September 29, 1909 in Bisbee, Arizona
Died: January 01, 1992 in Los Angeles, California
Biography
M.J. Frankovich (born Mitchell John Frankovich, 1909-1992) started out his career acting in sports films and as radio commentator in the early 1930s. In 1938 he became a producer, famous for the films The Shootist (1976), Cactus Flower (1969), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and Butterflies Are Free (1972). He was awarded the Golden Laurel Award for Best Producer in 1971, and in 1984 he was honored the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy Awards. A UCLA quarterback in his youth, he served as president of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, bringing the Los Angeles Raiders and 1984 Summer Olympics to the city. He was married to actress Binnie Barnes.
#flbgn# 1978 Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women#fidbgn#35548#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1976 From Noon Till Three#fidbgn#33519#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1976 The Shootist#fidbgn#33913#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice#fidbgn#31184#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1972 Butterflies Are Free#fidbgn#30445#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1972 Stand Up and Be Counted#fidbgn#30757#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1971 $#fidbgn#29665#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1971 Doctors' Wives#fidbgn#29804#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1970 There's a Girl in My Soup#fidbgn#29500#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1969 Cactus Flower#fidbgn#28266#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1969 Marooned#fidbgn#28468#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1969 The Looking Glass War#fidbgn#28695#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1956 Wicked as They Come#fidbgn#20080#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1955 Footsteps in the Fog#fidbgn#18976#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1972 This Is Your Life#fidbgn#30921#fidend##flend# (in person), #flbgn# 1976 State Fair#fidbgn#33777#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1975 Report to the Commissioner#fidbgn#32982#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1971 The Love Machine#fidbgn#30163#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice#fidbgn#28259#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1966 R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan#fidbgn#26475#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1953 Decameron Nights#fidbgn#17794#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1947 The Black Widow#fidbgn#14933#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1947 Jesse James Rides Again#fidbgn#14780#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1946 Rendezvous with Annie#fidbgn#14480#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1941 Tight Shoes#fidbgn#12644#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1940 So You Won't Talk#fidbgn#12057#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1935 West Point of the Air#fidbgn#9634#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood#fidbgn#41229#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1973 40 Carats#fidbgn#31119#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1954 Malaga#fidbgn#18497#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1948 G-Men Never Forget#fidbgn#15165#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1941 West Point Widow#fidbgn#12667#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1941 Buck Privates#fidbgn#12275#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1940 This Thing Called Love#fidbgn#12161#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1940 Yesterday's Heroes#fidbgn#12202#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell#fidbgn#10026#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards#fidbgn#40032#fidend##flend# (in person), #flbgn# 1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards#fidbgn#29340#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1956 Spin a Dark Web#fidbgn#19861#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1955 Joe MacBeth#fidbgn#19032#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1950 Fugitive Lady#fidbgn#16139#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1948 Dangers of the Canadian Mounted#fidbgn#15130#fidend##flend# (Producer), #flbgn# 1947 Son of Zorro#fidbgn#14905#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1941 Puddin' Head#fidbgn#12481#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1941 The Great American Broadcast#fidbgn#12578#fidend##flend# (Performer), #flbgn# 1941 Meet John Doe#fidbgn#12425#fidend##flend# (Performer)
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M. J. FRANKOVICH - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/14/1973 - HFSID 187146Signed letter of the Hollywood producer, known for The Shootist. A rare signature! Typed letter signed: "Mitch", in black ink, 1 page 7¼x10½. Los Angeles, California, September 14, 1973.Price: $320.00
