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Frank Butler

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1890-12-28

Deathday: 1967-06-10 (76 years old)

Biography

Frank Russell Butler (December 28, 1889 – June 10, 1967) was an American film and theatre actor and later an award-winning screenwriter, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England to parents Frederick Butler and Sarah Ann Hedges. His son, Hugo Butler, also became a Hollywood screenwriter.

Filmography

all 85

Movies 85

Writer 60

self 1

Frank Butler

Biography

Filmography

all 85

Movies 85

Writer 60

self 1

Director 1

The Miracle (1959)

Strange Lady in Town (1955)

Road to Bali (1953)

Whispering Smith (1948)

Variety Girl (1947)

Golden Earrings (1947)

The Perils of Pauline (1947)

Welcome Stranger (1947)

California (1947)

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

Incendiary Blonde (1945)

A Medal for Benny (1945)

Going My Way (1944)

Hostages (1943)

China (1943)

Road to Morocco (1942)

Wake Island (1942)

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

My Favorite Blonde (1942)

Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

Road to Zanzibar (1941)

Rangers of Fortune (1940)

I Want a Divorce (1940)

Untamed (1940)

Road to Singapore (1940)

The Star Maker (1939)

Island of Lost Men (1939)

Never Say Die (1939)

Paris Honeymoon (1939)

Give Me a Sailor (1938)

Tropic Holiday (1938)

Waikiki Wedding (1937)

Champagne Waltz (1937)

The Princess Comes Across (1936)

The Bohemian Girl (1936)

The Milky Way (1936)

Strike Me Pink (1936)

Coronado (1935)

Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Vagabond Lady (1935)

Beginner's Luck (1935)

Babes in Toyland (1934)

Ladies Should Listen (1934)

Search for Beauty (1934)

Girl without a Room (1933)

White Woman (1933)

The Way to Love (1933)

College Humor (1933)

Prosperity (1932)

When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932)

This Modern Age (1931)

New Moon (1930)

Remote Control (1930)

Those Three French Girls (1930)

Strictly Unconventional (1930)

Montana Moon (1930)

Untamed (1929)

China Bound (1929)

Just Married (1928)

The Big Killing (1928)

Flying Elephants (1928)

Sailors, Beware! (1927)

No Man's Law (1927)

The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)

Seeing the World (1927)

The Nickel-Hopper (1926)

30 Below Zero (1926)

Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)

The Fighting Buckaroo (1926)

Made for Love (1926)

Satan in Sables (1925)

Wild Papa (1925)

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1890-12-28

Deathday
1967-06-10 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Oxford, United Kingdom

Children
Hugo Butler

Citizenships
United Kingdom, United States of America

Also Known As
Frank Russell Butler

Awards
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay