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Frank Ross Biography (1904-1990)

Born August 12, 1904, in Boston, MA; died following brain surgery, February 18, 1990, in Los Angeles, CA; married Jean Arthur (an actress), 1932 (divorced, 1949); married Joan Caulfield (an actress), 1950 (divorced, 1959); marriedJoan Bradshaw; children: (second marriage) Kevin.

Nationality

American

Birth Details

August 12, 1904

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Death Details

February 18, 1990

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Ken, The Saturday Night Kid, FP/Paramount, 1929.
• Lieutenant Graham, Young Eagles, Paramount, 1930.
• FILM WORK; PRODUCER,EXCEPT AS NOTED Associate producer, Of Mice and Men,United Artists (UA), 1939.
• (With Norman Krasna) The Devil and Miss Jones, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941.
• A Lady Takes a Chance, Frank Ross/RKO Radio Pictures, 1943.
• (With Harold Hecht) The Flame and the Arrow, Warner Brothers, 1950.
• Director and (with John Stillman) producer, The Lady Says No, UA, 1951.
• The Robe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• Demetrius and the Gladiators, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
• The Rains of Ranchipur, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
• (With brother, Richard Ross) Kings Go Forth, UA, 1958.
• One Man's Way, UA, 1964.
• Mister Moses, UA, 1965.
• Where It's At, UA, 1969.
• (With Douglas Morrow) Maurie (also known as Big Mo), National General, 1973.
• Also worked as director and (with Mervyn LeRoy) producer, The HouseI LiveIn (short), 1945.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK
• Producer, Sally (series), NBC, 1957-58.
• Writings
• (With Richard Flournoy, Robert Russell, and Lewis Russell) The More the Merrier (screenplay), Columbia, 1943.
• (With Sol Sak and Robert Russell) Walk, Don't Run (screenplay), Columbia,1966.

Further Reference

PERIODICALS

• Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 1990.