Frank Tashlin

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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Director

(1957)

Artists and Models Director

(1955)

The Girl Can't Help It Director

(1956)

Who's Minding the Store? Director

(1963)

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Director (77 credits)

1996 The Bugs n' Daffy Show (TV Series) (original material)

1995 That's Warner Bros.! (TV Series) (original material)

1988 Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (TV Special) (as F. Tashlin, classic cartoon clips)

1968 The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1967 Caprice

1966 The Glass Bottom Boat

1965 The Alphabet Murders

1964 The Disorderly Orderly

1963 Who's Minding the Store?

1963 The Man from the Diners' Club

1962 It's Only Money

1961 Bachelor Flat

1961 Snow White and the Three Stooges (uncredited)

1960 Cinderfella

1960 The Frances Langford Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Episode dated 1 May 1960 (1960)

1959 Say One for Me

1958 The Geisha Boy

1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby

1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

1956 Hollywood or Bust

1956 The Girl Can't Help It

1954-1956 General Electric Theater (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Honest Man (1956)

- The Face Is Familiar (1954)

1956 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

1955 Artists and Models

1954 The Great Gildersleeve (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Water Commissioner (1954)

1954 Susan Slept Here

1953 Marry Me Again

1952 Son of Paleface

1952 The First Time

1951 The Lemon Drop Kid (uncredited)

1947 The Way of Peace (Short)

1946 Choo Choo Amigo (Short)

1946 Pepito's Serenade (Short)

1946 The Lady Said No (Short)

1946 Hare Remover (Short) (uncredited)

1945 Nasty Quacks (Short) (uncredited)

1945 Tale of Two Mice (Short) (uncredited)

1945 Behind the Meat-Ball (Short) (uncredited)

1945 The Unruly Hare (Short)

1944 The Stupid Cupid (Short)

1944 Booby Hatched (Short)

1944 Plane Daffy (Short)

1944 Censored (Short) (uncredited)

1944 Brother Brat (Short)

1944 The Chow Hound (Short) (uncredited)

1944 Swooner Crooner (Short)

1944 I Got Plenty of Mutton (Short)

1943 Puss n' Booty (Short)

1943 The Home Front (Short) (uncredited)

1943 The Goldbrick (Short) (uncredited)

1943 Scrap Happy Daffy (Short)

1943 Porky Pig's Feat (Short)

1942 A Hollywood Detour (Short)

1941 The Tangled Angler (Short)

1941 The Fox and the Grapes (Short)

1938 You're an Education (Short)

1938 Little Pancho Vanilla (Short)

1938 Cracked Ice (Short)

1938 Wholly Smoke (Short)

1938 The Major Lied 'Til Dawn (Short)

1938 Porky's Spring Planting (Short)

1938 Have You Got Any Castles? (Short)

1938 Porky the Fireman (Short)

1938 Now That Summer Is Gone (Short)

1938 Porky at the Crocadero (Short)

1937 The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos (Short) (supervisor)

1937 Porky's Double Trouble (Short)

1937 The Case of the Stuttering Pig (Short)

1937 Speaking of the Weather (Short)

1937 Porky's Railroad (Short)

1937 Porky's Building (Short) (as Frank Tash)

1937 Porky's Romance (Short) (as Frank Tash)

1937 Porky's Road Race (Short) (as Frank Tash)

1936 Porky in the North Woods (Short) (as Frank Tash)

1936 Little Beau Porky (Short) (as Frank Tash)

1936 Porky's Poultry Plant (Short) (as Frank Tash)

1933 Hook & Ladder Hokum (Short)

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Writer (66 credits)

1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West (based on the screenplay by)

1968 The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (writer)

1967 The Bear That Wasn't (Short) (story "The Bear That Wasn't")

1967 Caprice (screenplay)

1964 The Disorderly Orderly (screenplay)

1963 Who's Minding the Store? (screenplay)

1962 Gigot (uncredited)

1961 Bachelor Flat (screenplay)

1961 Snow White and the Three Stooges (uncredited)

1960 Cinderfella (written by)

1960 The Frances Langford Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Episode dated 1 May 1960 (1960)

1959 Say One for Me (written by - uncredited)

1958 The Geisha Boy (screen story) / (screenplay)

1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby (screen story and screenplay)

1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (screen story and screenplay)

General Electric Theater (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1957) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1957) (writer - 1 episode, 1956)

- The Big Shooter (1957) ... (story) / (teleplay)

- The Honest Man (1956) ... (writer)

1956 Hollywood or Bust (contributing writer - uncredited)

1956 The Girl Can't Help It (screenplay)

1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free (uncredited)

1956 The Scarlet Hour (screenplay) / (story)

1956 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

1955 Artists and Models (screenplay)

1955 5 Against the House (uncredited)

1954 The Great Gildersleeve (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Water Commissioner (1954)

1954 Red Garters (uncredited)

1953 Marry Me Again (writer)

1952 Son of Paleface (written by)

1952 The First Time

1951 The Lemon Drop Kid

1950 The Fuller Brush Girl (written by)

1950 Kill the Umpire (story and screenplay)

1950 The Good Humor Man (screenplay)

1950 A Woman of Distinction (additional dialogue)

1949 Love Happy (screenplay)

1949 Miss Grant Takes Richmond (screenplay)

1948 The Paleface (original screenplay)

1948 One Touch of Venus (screenplay)

1948 The Fuller Brush Man (screenplay)

1947 Mickey and the Beanstalk (Short) (story - uncredited)

1947 Variety Girl (screenplay)

1947 The Way of Peace (Short)

1946 Monsieur Beaucaire (uncredited)

1946 Double Rhythm (Short) (screenplay)

1946 Pepito's Serenade (Short) (story)

1946 A Night in Casablanca (uncredited)

1946 The Lady Said No (Short) (story)

1945 Delightfully Dangerous (story)

1944 Donald Duck and the Gorilla (Short) (story - uncredited)

1943 A Corny Concerto (Short) (story)

1942 The Gullible Canary (Short) (story - uncredited)

1942 Song of Victory (Short) (uncredited)

1942 A Hollywood Detour (Short) (story)

1941 The Tangled Angler (Short) (story)

1941 The Fox and the Grapes (Short) (story)

1941 The Great Cheese Mystery (Short) (story - as Tish Tash)

1940 Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (Short) (story - uncredited)

1940 Pluto's Dream House (Short) (story - uncredited)

1940 Donald's Vacation (Short) (story - uncredited)

1940 Mr. Duck Steps Out (Short) (story - uncredited)

1939 Peace on Earth (Short) (story - uncredited)

1938 Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (Short) (uncredited)

1938 Brave Little Tailor (Short) (uncredited)

1935 Thicker Than Water (Short) (uncredited)

1935 Beginner's Luck (Short)

1935 The Fixer Uppers (Short) (uncredited)

1935 Tit for Tat (Short) (uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (11 credits)

1942 Song of Victory (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Old Blackout Joe (Short) (supervisor - uncredited)

1942 The Bulldog and the Baby (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Woodman, Spare That Tree (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Cinderella Goes to a Party (Short) (supervisor)

1942 A Battle for a Bottle (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Wolf Chases Pigs (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Dog Meets Dog (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Concerto in B Flat Minor (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Wacky Wigwams (Short) (supervisor)

1942 Under the Shedding Chestnut Tree (Short) (supervisor)

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Animation department (8 credits)

1986 Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (TV Special) (director: classic animation)

1944 Swooner Crooner (Short) (animator - uncredited)

1936 Porky's Poultry Plant (Short) (character designer - uncredited)

1934 Honeymoon Hotel (Short) (animator - uncredited)

1933 Buddy's Beer Garden (Short) (animator - as Tish Tash)

1933 I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (Short) (animator - uncredited)

1933 The Magic Mummy (Short) (animator - uncredited)

1932 Redskin Blues (Short) (animator - uncredited)

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Producer (8 credits)

1967 The Bear That Wasn't (Short) (producer)

1959 Say One for Me (producer)

1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (producer)

1956 The Girl Can't Help It (producer)

1956 General Electric Theater (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)

- The Honest Man (1956) ... (producer)

1956 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (executive producer - uncredited)

1954 The Great Gildersleeve (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)

- The Water Commissioner (1954) ... (producer)

1952 Natural Vision 3-Dimension (Documentary short) (producer - uncredited)

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Art department (1 credit)

1946 Peter and the Wolf (Short) (storyboard artist - uncredited)

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Thanks (3 credits)

2011 Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (special thanks)

2003 The Dreamers (acknowledgment: director of "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956)

1995 Four Rooms (special thanks)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Childrens Book: "The World That Isn't". See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies | 1 Article | See more »

Alternate Names:

Frank Tash | Tish Tash | F. Tashlin

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)

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Personal Quote:

[on Robert Morley, 1965]: The dialogue he has come up with! He hasn't said one word as written - thank God! Because this man can sneeze better dialogue than was written. See more »

Trivia:

Introduced cinematic techniques to the animated cartoon, such as odd camera angles, montage and quickly paced editing (some shots lasting only five frames long). See more »

Trademark:

His cartoons featured quick editing, wild and outrageous gags, and extremely odd angles

Nickname:

Tish

Star Sign:

Pisces

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