Eugene Frenke (1 January 1895- 10 March 1984) was a Ukrainian-born film producer, director and writer. He twice collaborated with the director

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...

on the films '' Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison'' and ''

The Barbarian and the Geisha ''The Barbarian and the Geisha'' (working titles ''The Townsend Harris Story'' and ''The Barbarian'') is a 1958 American adventure drama film directed by John Huston and starring John Wayne. The film was shot primarily on location in Japan. Tow ...

''. He was married to fellow Ukrainian, actress

Anna Sten Anna Sten ( ua, А́нна Стен; born Anna Petrivna Fesak, December 3, 1908November 12, 1993) was a Ukrainian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union before traveling to Germany, where she st ...

, from 1932 until his death in 1984. She appeared in a number of his films.

Partial filmography

* '' Girl in the Case'' (1934) * '' Life Returns'' (1935) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1936) * '' Miss Robin Crusoe'' (1954)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frenke, Eugene Russian film producers 1895 births 1984 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States