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name: "Frank South"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.618522+00:00"
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# Frank South

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1981–1982
- **Works often with:** Alexander Singer, Bill Duke, Christian I. Nyby II, Don Weis, Gabrielle Beaumont, Georg Stanford Brown

## Biography

Frank South is an American television writer, producer and occasional director. His early credits include the teleplays for the 1982 television films *Precious Blood* and *Rattlesnake in a Cooler*, adapted from his stage plays. He wrote one episode of the series *Hill Street Blues* in 1985 and contributed multiple episodes to *Cagney & Lacey* between 1985 and 1987, also serving as story editor on the latter.

South created the series *Models Inc.* (1994) and *Going to Extremes* (1992–1993). He worked extensively on *Melrose Place* (1992–1998) as writer, supervising producer, co-executive producer and executive producer, and later as co-executive producer and writer on *Baywatch* (2000–2001). He has been married to Margaret South since December 1985; they have two children.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

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