Frank M. Robinson

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Frank M. Robinson was born on August 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Frank Malcolm Robinson. He was a writer, known for The Towering Inferno (1974), The Power (1968) and Milk (2008). He died on June 30, 2014 in San Francisco, California, USA. See full bio »

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August 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

June 30, 2014 (age 87) in San Francisco, California, USA

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Known For

The Towering Inferno Writer

(1974)

The Power Writer

(1968)

Milk Himself

(2008)

The Fifth Missile Writer

(1986)

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Writer (3 credits)

1986 The Fifth Missile (TV Movie) (novel "The Gold Crew")

1974 The Towering Inferno (novel "The Glass Inferno")

1968 The Power (novel)

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Thanks (1 credit)

1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (Documentary) (special thanks - as Frank Robinson)

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Self (2 credits)

2010 Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (Documentary)
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2008/I Milk
Himself (as Frank Robinson)

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Frank Robinson

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American science fiction author, former staff writer for Playboy Magazine (1969-73). Best known for The Power (1968) and The Towering Inferno (1974). See more »