Harriet Frank Jr., Oscar-Nominated ‘Hud’ and ‘Norma Rae’
Screenwriter, Dies at 96
Frank Jr. frequently collaborated with her husband Irving
Ravetch
The Wrap
Harriet Frank Jr. a two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter of
films including “Hud” with Paul Newman and “Norma Rae” with Sally Field, has
died. She was 96.
Michael Frank, Frank’s nephew, told The New York Times that
she died in her home in Los Angeles
on Tuesday.
Frank collaborated with her husband, Irving Ravetch, on
“Hud,” as well as “The Cowboys” and “Conrack,” beginning in 1957 after she
worked independently for the first 10 years of her career. They wrote 16
screenplays up until 1990.
Together they adapted the work of William Faulkner, William
Inge, Larry McCurty, Elmore Leonard and many more auteur authors. The two also
collaborated on eight occasions with director Martin Ritt. Ravetch died in
2010.
Frank was originally contracted by MGM under the studio’s
writers training program and was known for her provocative work that grappled
with post-war life in America
as it related to moral dilemmas, social inequality and more.
Frank was also one of the subjects of her nephew and
essayist Michael Frank’s 2017 memoir called “The Mighty Franks,” which
showcased the family’s eccentric and theatrical upbringing.
In 1963, Frank won the New York Film Critics Circle Award
for Best Screenplay for “Hud,” as shared with Ravetch, as well as the Writers
Guild Award that same year. Frank was then honored by the WGA with the Laurel
Award for Screenwriting Achievement in 1988.
FRANK Jr. Harriet
Born: 3/2/1917, Portland, Oregon,
U.S.A.
Died: 1/28/2020, Los Angeles, California,
U.S.A.
Harriett Frank
Jr.’s westerns – writer:
Silver
River - 1948
Run for Cover - 1955
Ten Wanted Men – 1955
Hud – 1963
Hombre - 1967
The Cowboys – 1972
The Spike’s Gang - 1974
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