Frank McDonald

Director

Biography

A former railroad worker, Frank McDonald came to Hollywood after a career on the stage as an actor/producer/director. At first hired as a dialogue director, McDonald turned out some scripts and in the mid-'30s began directing. Working for almost every studio in Hollywood at one time or another, he did a lot of work for Republic, grinding out Gene Autry and Roy Rogers westerns, and at the Pine/Thomas "B" unit at Paramount, churning out westerns, action dramas and war pictures. Not entirely comfortable as a director -Evelyn Keyes once said, "I've never seen anyone as terrified of directing as Frank McDonald" - he nevertheless turned out more than 100 pictures in his career.

Personal Info

Occupation Director

Place of Birth Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Birthday 1899-11-09

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Filmography by Year

1

1994

1

1965

1

1963

1

1962

1

1960

2

1959

1

1958

6

1955

5

1954

5

1953

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1952

5

1951

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1950

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1949

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1948

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1947

5

1946

7

1945

6

1944

7

1943

5

1942

6

1941

8

1940

4

1939

5

1938

6

1937

8

1936

1

1935

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