---
name: "Fredric M. Frank"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/fredric-m-frank"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "9 July 1911"
died: "9 May 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T03:06:45.653329+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Fredric M. Frank

Writer. Born 9 July 1911 in New York, États-Unis. Died 9 May 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 9 July 1911, New York, États-Unis
- **Died:** 9 May 1977
- **Active:** 1952–1956
- **Frequently works with:** [Cecil B. DeMille](https://film.one/person/cecil-b-demille.md), [Charlton Heston](https://film.one/person/charlton-heston.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_M._Frank, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1453232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290931/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97183

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Ten Commandments*](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md) (67)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Fredric M. Frank (9 July 1911 – 9 May 1977) was an American screenwriter. Born in New York City, he worked frequently with director Cecil B. DeMille on epic productions including *Unconquered* (1947), *Samson and Delilah* (1949), *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1952) and *The Ten Commandments* (1956). He shared an Academy Award for Best Story for *The Greatest Show on Earth*.

Frank’s other feature credits include *El Cid* (1961). He also wrote episodes for television series such as *Hazel* (1965) and *Sugarfoot* (1958).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Fi1m 67, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md)
- *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1952), Fi1m 56, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-show-on-earth.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *El Cid* (1961), Screenplay, Story
- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Screenplay — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md)
- *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1952), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-show-on-earth.md)
- *Samson and Delilah* (1949), Screenplay
- *Unconquered* (1947), Screenplay

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1953: Best Story (won), for *The Greatest Show on Earth*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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