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Frank Butler(1890-1967)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Frank Butler was born on 28 December 1890 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Going My Way (1944), Wake Island (1942) and Whispering Smith (1948). He was married to Ethel Virginia Chapman. He died on 10 June 1967 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA.
BornDecember 28, 1890
DiedJune 10, 1967(76)
BornDecember 28, 1890
DiedJune 10, 1967(76)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Risë Stevens in Going My Way (1944)
Going My Way
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1944
William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, and Robert Preston in Wake Island (1942)
Wake Island
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1942
Alan Ladd and Brenda Marshall in Whispering Smith (1948)
Whispering Smith
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco (1942)
Road to Morocco
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1942

Credits

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Writer

  • The Miracle (1959)
    The Miracle
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • original story
    • teleplay
    • 1957
  • Dana Andrews and Greer Garson in Strange Lady in Town (1955)
    Strange Lady in Town
    6.1
    • original story and screenplay
    • 1955
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • film story
    • 1954
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Road to Bali
    6.4
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 1952
  • Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in Fancy Pants (1950)
    Fancy Pants
    6.4
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Alan Ladd and Brenda Marshall in Whispering Smith (1948)
    Whispering Smith
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Marlene Dietrich and Ray Milland in Golden Earrings (1947)
    Golden Earrings
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Betty Hutton, Billy De Wolfe, and John Lund in The Perils of Pauline (1947)
    The Perils of Pauline
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Barry Fitzgerald in Welcome Stranger (1947)
    Welcome Stranger
    6.8
    • story
    • 1947
  • Anthony Quinn, Ray Milland, and Barbara Stanwyck in California (1947)
    California
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and The Goldwyn Girls in The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
    The Kid from Brooklyn
    6.5
    • from a screenplay by
    • 1946
  • Betty Hutton and Arturo de Córdova in Incendiary Blonde (1945)
    Incendiary Blonde
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Arturo de Córdova and Dorothy Lamour in A Medal for Benny (1945)
    A Medal for Benny
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1945
  • Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Risë Stevens in Going My Way (1944)
    Going My Way
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1944

Actor

  • Crime with Father
    TV Series
    • 1951–1952
  • Gary Cooper, William Holden, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck, Paulette Goddard, Joan Caulfield, Cass Daley, Billy De Wolfe, Barry Fitzgerald, Mary Hatcher, Dorothy Lamour, Gail Russell, Olga San Juan, Lizabeth Scott, and Sonny Tufts in Variety Girl (1947)
    Variety Girl
    6.3
    • Frank Butler
    • 1947
  • Seeing the World (1927)
    Seeing the World
    6.4
    Short
    • English Pedestrian
    • 1927
  • Buck Jones and Eva Novak in 30 Below Zero (1926)
    30 Below Zero
    • Professor Amos Hopkins
    • 1926
  • The Complete Life (1926)
    The Complete Life
    Short
    • 1926
  • The Passionate Quest (1926)
    The Passionate Quest
    • Lord 'Reggie' Towers
    • 1926
  • James Finlayson and Jackie Hanes in Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)
    Don Key (Son of Burro)
    6.2
    Short
    • Finn's Rival
    • 1926
  • Buck Jones and Silver in The Fighting Buckaroo (1926)
    The Fighting Buckaroo
    • Percy M. Wellington
    • 1926
  • Leatrice Joy in Made for Love (1926)
    Made for Love
    6.5
    • Georgie Waddams - Joan's Suitor
    • 1926
  • Katherine Grant in Tol'able Romeo (1925)
    Tol'able Romeo
    Short
    • 1925
  • Compromise (1925)
    Compromise
    • Ole
    • 1925
  • Lowell Sherman in Satan in Sables (1925)
    Satan in Sables
    • Victor
    • 1925
  • The Royal Four-Flush (1925)
    The Royal Four-Flush
    Short
    • Mr. Tewksberry Spat
    • 1925
  • Wild Papa (1925)
    Wild Papa
    6.7
    Short
    • Mr. Tewksbury Spat
    • 1925
  • Black Hand Blues (1925)
    Black Hand Blues
    Short
    • Mr. Tewksberry Spat
    • 1925

Script and Continuity Department

  • Joan Crawford and Neil Hamilton in This Modern Age (1931)
    This Modern Age
    5.7
    • dialogue continuity
    • 1931
  • Those Three French Girls (1930)
    Those Three French Girls
    4.9
    • adaptation and continuity
    • 1930
  • Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery in Untamed (1929)
    Untamed
    5.4
    • adaptation and continuity
    • 1929

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • F. R. Butler
  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • December 28, 1890
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 10, 1967
    • Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ethel Virginia Chapman
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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