Frank Waldman
{{short description|American screenwriter}}
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|3|15}}
|birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1990|9|5|1919|3|15}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|occupation = TV/film screenwriter
|yearsactive = 1944-1982
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Frank Waldman (March 15, 1919 – September 5, 1990) was an American screenwriter who frequently worked with Blake Edwards and his brother Tom Waldman.Beck, Jerry [Editor] (2005). Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town. Dk Pub, {{ISBN|978-0-7566-1033-3}}
Waldman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He wrote for the documentary series This Is Tom Jones, as well as episodes for Peter Gunn, I Dream of Jeannie, McHale's Navy, Bewitched, Gilligan's Island, The Greatest Show on Earth, and The Judy Garland Show.
The Waldman brothers were the sole credited writers of the script for the 41st Academy Awards.{{Cite web |title=Champion completes production staff; show plans on schedule |url=https://digitalcollections.oscars.org/digital/collection/p15759coll4/id/2876/rec/2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240625192359/https://digitalcollections.oscars.org/digital/collection/p15759coll4/id/2876/rec/2 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections |publisher=Oscars.org}}{{Cite web |title=41st Academy Awards 1969 Oscar Ceremony Production Binder Script - Frank Waldman |url=https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266094705670 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240626004932/https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266094705670 |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |website=eBay}}
Selected filmography
- Bathing Beauty (1944 )
- High Time (1960)
- Love Is a Ball (1963)
- The Party (1968)
- Inspector Clouseau (1968)
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0907186}}
{{Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay}}
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Category:Screenwriters from Chicago
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:20th-century American male writers
Category:20th-century American screenwriters
Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners
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