John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer · Arts & Literature
Film director (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin). Jewish paternal (German-Jewish) descent.
1930, Queens, New York, USA — 2002, Los Angeles, California, USA
United States (Hollywood)
John Frankenheimer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Film director (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin). Jewish paternal (German-Jewish) descent.
John Frankenheimer was an American film director acclaimed for the political thriller 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962) and the action film 'Ronin' (1998), and for pioneering intense 1950s live television drama. His command of paranoia, tension and complex set-pieces made him a leading figure of postwar American cinema. He was of German-Jewish descent on his father's side and Irish-Catholic on his mother's, and was raised Catholic.
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Film director (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin). Jewish paternal (German-Jewish) descent.
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