Fred Franklin Finklehoffe (February 16, 1910, Springfield, Massachusetts – October 5, 1977, Springtown, Pennsylvania) was an American film writer and producer. He was educated at

Virginia Military Institute The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the U.S. In k ...

(V.M.I.) where he met his writing partner John Cherry Monks Jr. (both class of 1932).

Biography

Monks and Finklefhoffe wrote a play set at VMI in 1936, "Brother Rat", which was adapted into a 1938 film of the same name. A 1940 film sequel entitled ''

Brother Rat and a Baby ''Brother Rat and a Baby'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film ''Brother Rat''. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Ja ...

'' was also produced. Monks and Finklehoffe also wrote the MGM musical, '' Strike Up the Band'' (1940). Finklehoffe was nominated for the 1944

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with Irving Brecher for his work on ''

Meet Me in St. Louis ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith family in St. Louis ...

''. He also wrote the scripts for a pair of

Martin and Lewis Martin and Lewis were an American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis. They met in 1944 and debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 25, 1946; the team lasted ten years to the day. Before they teamed up, Martin ...

comedy films, '' At War with the Army'' (1950) and '' The Stooge'' (1952).

Personal life

Finklehoffe was married three times. His second wife was

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actress and singer Ella Logan, whom he married in 1942 until their divorce in 1954. They had no children. He married fashion model and consultant Carolyn Jo Phillips in 1956. They had one daughter and remained married until his death.

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