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Frank Partos(1901-1956)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Frank Partos was born on 2 July 1901 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a writer, known for The Snake Pit (1948), Honolulu (1939) and Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). He was married to Maria Mariska Partos. He died on 23 December 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 2, 1901
DiedDecember 23, 1956(55)
BornJuly 2, 1901
DiedDecember 23, 1956(55)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948)
The Snake Pit
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1948
Robert Young, Eleanor Powell, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in Honolulu (1939)
Honolulu
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1939
Peter Lorre, Ethel Griffies, and John McGuire in Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1940
Wendy Barrie, Johnny Downs, Robert Kent, and Kent Taylor in College Scandal (1935)
College Scandal
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1935

Credits

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  • Port Afrique (1956)
    Port Afrique
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1955
  • Linda Darnell in Night Without Sleep (1952)
    Night Without Sleep
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
    The House on Telegraph Hill
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948)
    The Snake Pit
    7.6
    • screen play
    • 1948
  • Alan Ladd and Loretta Young in And Now Tomorrow (1944)
    And Now Tomorrow
    6.8
    • screen play
    • 1944
  • Ray Milland, Donald Crisp, Ruth Hussey, Alan Napier, and Gail Russell in The Uninvited (1944)
    The Uninvited
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1944
  • Betty Field and Fredric March in Victory (1940)
    Victory
    6.8
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Peter Lorre, Ethel Griffies, and John McGuire in Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
    Stranger on the Third Floor
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1940
  • Basil Rathbone, Leo Carrillo, Robert Cummings, Sigrid Gurie, and Victor McLaglen in Rio (1939)
    Rio
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Robert Young, Eleanor Powell, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in Honolulu (1939)
    Honolulu
    6.5
    • original story by
    • screen play by
    • 1939
  • John Barrymore, John Boles, and Gladys Swarthout in Romance in the Dark (1938)
    Romance in the Dark
    7.6
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Ann Dvorak and John Trent in She's No Lady (1937)
    She's No Lady
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Marian Marsh and Akim Tamiroff in The Great Gambini (1937)
    The Great Gambini
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Night of Mystery (1937)
    Night of Mystery
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1937

Script and Continuity Department



  • Nancy Carroll in The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
    The Kiss Before the Mirror
    6.5
    • continuity (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Frank F. Partos
  • Born
    • July 2, 1901
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • December 23, 1956
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Maria Mariska Partos

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