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BIOGRAPHIES - Class of 1944
Milo O. Frank
MILO FRANK Died June 13, 2004
Writer/producer/agent Milo O. Franks died of Parkinson’s Disease at age 82. Mr. Frank was the agent for Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe among others. Mr. Frank was the head of casting for CBS TV. Mr. Frank also wrote the first adaptation of the novel "The Viking" and sold it to actor Kirk Douglas. Douglas turned it into the film "The Vikings." Mr. Frank also helped bring "Village of the Damned" to the screen.
Milo O. Frank
Variety Staff
Variety, Jun 23, 2004
Milo O. Frank, a writer-producer and agent for Humphrey Bogart,
Marilyn Monroe and Joel McCrea, died June 13 in Beverly Hills from
Parkinson's disease. He was 82.
Interment services are scheduled for June 25 at Fort Rosecrans
National Cemetery, Point Loma, Calif.
At the William Morris Agency in the 1950s, Frank represented top
actors, producers and directors. He left the agency biz to take a
newly created position as head of talent and casting for the CBS
Television Network in New York and Los Angeles.
Among his credits were "The Ed Sullivan Show," "Red Skelton,"
"Studio One," and "Playhouse 90."
As a writer-producer, he optioned the novel "The Vikings" and
sold his script to Kirk Douglas and United Artists. Other
producing credits include "The High Cost of Loving," starring
Jose Ferrer and Gena Rowlands. He was involved in the production
of sci-fier "Village of the Damned" and wife-swapping indie "All
the Loving Couples."
Frank also was in charge of production for Cinerama, working in
that capacity in the U.S. and Europe.
He later went on to a career as a communications consultant both
in the U.S. and abroad, working with such orgs as Lockheed and
Singapore Airlines, and also furnished consultation and skills
training to Sen. Bob Dole, Attorney General William French Smith
and California Gov. Pete Wilson.
Born in New York, he attended USC, UCLA and the U. of Colorado
and was a student at the U.S. Naval School of Oriental Languages.
Frank is survived by his wife, actress Sally Forrest.
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