Nationality American Role Film actor Name M. Frankovich | Occupation Producer Alma mater UCLA | |
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Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Died January 1, 1992, Los Angeles, California, United States Children Mike Frankovich Jr., Peter Frankovich, Michelle Frankovich De Motte Education University of California, Los Angeles, Belmont High School Movies Cactus Flower, Butterflies Are Free, The Shootist, 40 Carats, From Noon till Three Similar People Binnie Barnes, William Edwin Self, Milton Katselas, Leonard Gershe, Charles Lang | ||
Mitchell John "M. J." Frankovich (September 29, 1909 – January 1, 1992), best known as Mike Frankovich, was an American football player turned film actor and producer. Frankovich was the adopted son of actor Joe E. Brown and his wife, Kathryn.
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Personal life
Frankovich played football for UCLA and was inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986. He also attended Belmont High School in Downtown Los Angeles. He served as president of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission and helped to bring the Los Angeles Raiders football team and 1984 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles.
Family
A devout Catholic, Frankovich married his first wife, Georgiana (or Georgianna) Feagans, on January 15, 1938. No details are available regarding that marriage or how or when it ended.
He married actress Binnie Barnes in 1940. They remained married until his death on New Years Day 1992 from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles. They adopted three children, including producer, Peter, and production manager, Mike, Jr.
Producer
Among his more than 30 productions of film and for television were: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Cactus Flower (1969), There's a Girl in My Soup (1970), Butterflies Are Free (1972), The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970), and John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976).