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Birth Name: John Frankenheimer

Born: February 19, 1930 in Malba, New York. Raised in Queens.

Died: July 6, 2002 at age 72 of a massive stroke as a result of complications after spinal surgery. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, California.

Marriages: Three
19??: Joanne Evans - lasted 2 months
09/22/1954 - 1961: Carolyn Miller, ended in divorce
1961: Evans Evans (surviving spouse)

Children:
Elise (aka Lisa Jean) Riggs (Mother Carolyn Miller)
Kristi Frankenheimer (Mother Carolyn Miller)

Height: Over 6 feet tall

Talents: Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, French cooking, and making miniature cars. He also spoke fluent French.

Awards:
He was never nominated for an Oscar. He did receive 14 Emmy nominations and won 4 Emmy awards.

Quotes:
"I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work. In other words, I have to create an atmosphere where these people feel safe, where they feel respected, and where they feel that they can contribute."

Signature Shot:
"Wide-angle compositions in which actors fill both foreground and background with tremendous depth and focus."


Although he studied studied theater at Williams College, John Frankenheimer began his filmmaking career in the Air Force. He made documentary shorts in the 1950s. He is best known for Seven Days in May (1964), about political intrigue with Burt Lancaster, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), a conspiracy thriller staring Frank Sinatra, and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), a social drama staring Burt Lancaster. He enjoyed making movies using controversial and unconventional themes. Frankenheimer was scheduled to be inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in the fall of 2002.

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