Frank Perry
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| Born |
Frank Joseph Perry, Jr. August 21, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 1995 (aged 65) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
| Alma mater |
The Actors Studio University of Miami |
| Occupation | Director and Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1955–1992 |
| Employer | Westport Country Playhouse |
| Spouse(s) |
Eleanor Rosenfeld (m. 1958; div. 1971) Barbara Goldsmith (m. 1977; div. 1992) Virginia Brush Ford (m. 1992; his death 1995) |
| Parent(s) | Frank Joseph Perry, Sr. Pauline E. Schwab |
| Relatives |
Katy Perry (niece) Charles M. Schwab (great uncle) |
Frank Joseph Perry, Jr. (August 21, 1930 – August 29, 1995) was an American stage director and filmmaker. The 1962 independent film David and Lisa was nominated for two Academy Awards for best director (Frank Perry) and best screenplay (written by his then-wife, Eleanor Perry). The couple would go on to collaborate on five more films including cult classic, The Swimmer, starring Burt Lancaster, Diary of a Mad Housewife starring Carrie Snodgress and the Emmy award-nominated A Christmas Memory which was based on a short story by Truman Capote, and also adapted by Frank's Emmy-award-winning wife, screenwriter Eleanor. Frank Perry went on to form Corsair Pictures, which was privately financed by United Artists Theatres, producing two film flops, Miss Firecracker and A Shock to the System, before folding. His later films include the Razzie Award-nominee Joan Crawford bio drama Mommie Dearest and the documentary On The Bridge, about his battle with prostate cancer.
Frank Joseph Perry, Jr. was born in New York City, to stockbroker Frank Joseph Perry, Sr. (March 21, 1905 — December 9, 1969) and Pauline E. Schwab, who worked at Alcoholics Anonymous. Pauline was also a niece of Charles M. Schwab, who founded the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. As a teenager, Frank Jr. began pursuing his interest in the theater with a job as a parking lot attendant for the Westport Country Playhouse in nearby Westport, Connecticut. He attended the University of Miami. Frank also studied under Lee Strasberg in New York. He produced several plays at Westport Country Playhouse and then turned for a time to producing television documentaries.
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