Eugene Frenke (1 January 1895 – 10 March 1984)
was a Russian-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 and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He rec ...
on the films ''
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison'' and ''
The Barbarian and the Geisha
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Townsend H ...
''.
Frenke was married to the Ukrainian actress
Anna Sten, 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)
As director:
* ''
Life Returns'' (1934)
* ''
Girl in the Case'' (1935)
* ''
A Woman Alone'' (1936) (also known as Two Who Dared)
* ''
Miss Robin Crusoe'' (1953)
References
External links
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1895 births
1984 deaths
Russian film producers
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States