Frank Howard Clark
Encyclopedia
Frank Howard Clark was an American screenwriter
. He wrote for 100 films between 1913
and 1946
.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and died in Los Angeles, California
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He wrote for 100 films between 1913
1913 in film
The year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
and 1946
1946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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Selected filmography
- Bull's EyeBull's Eye (serial)Bull's Eye is a 1917 film serial directed by James W. Horne. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - Cody* Vivian Reed - Cora Clayton* Frank Lanning - Nathan Loose* Ray Hanford - John Clayton* William Welsh - John North...
(19171917 in filmThe year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
) - The Midnight ManThe Midnight Man (1919 film)The Midnight Man is a 1919 film serial directed by James W. Horne. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* James J. Corbett - Bob Gilmore* Kathleen O'Connor - Nell* Joseph W...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - Dusk to DawnDusk to DawnDusk to Dawn is a 1922 silent drama film directed by King Vidor. It is unknown whether any recording of the film survives; it may be a lost film.-Cast:* Florence Vidor - Marjorie Latham / Aziza* Jack Mulhall - Philip Randall...
(1922) - Conquering the WomanConquering the WomanConquering the Woman is a 1922 silent drama film directed by King Vidor. It is unknown whether any recording of the film survives; it may be a lost film...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
) - Her Dangerous PathHer Dangerous PathHer Dangerous Path is a 1923 adventure film serial directed by Roy Clements.-Cast:* Edna Murphy - Corinne Grant* Charley Chase - Glen Harper * Hayford Hobbs - Donald Bartlett* William F. Moran - Dr. Philip Markham...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - Wolves of the NorthWolves of the NorthWolves of the North is a 1924 Northern drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* William Duncan - Alan Gray* Edith Johnson - Helen Mears* Joseph W...
(19241924 in film-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
) - The Utah Kid (19301930 in film-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
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