Frank Marshall

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Frank Marshall
Marshall receives an Inkpot Award at the 1982 San Diego Comic Con. Credit to Alan Light.
Born	Frank Wilton Marshall September 13, 1946 (1946-09-13) (age 62) Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Film producer Film director
Years active	1968 - present
Spouse(s)	Kathleen Kennedy (m. 1987–present) «start: (1987)»"Marriage: Kathleen Kennedy to Frank Marshall (film producer)" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Marshall_(film_producer))

Frank Wilton Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated American movie producer and director, often working in collaboration with his wife, Kathleen Kennedy. With Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, he was one of the founders of Amblin Entertainment. He is a partner with Kennedy in The Kennedy/Marshall Company, a film production company formed in 1991, which signed a new contract with Columbia Pictures effective April 1, 2009 and in force through to October 31, 2010.

Background

Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of composer Jack Marshall. He has worked on many of Hollywood's biggest films since 1973. In 1981, with his wife Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, he co-founded Amblin Entertainment, one of the industry's most productive and profitable production companies.

Marshall is particularly respected for his skills at organizing and managing high quality, large scale productions — both domestically as well as internationally. He was specifically brought in by Universal, for example, to supervise the difficult production circumstances of The Bourne Identity after filming had begun. He then deftly guided both sequels in the series: The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum through two complex productions from start to finish. Kennedy/Marshall's production of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) received 13 Oscars nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Brad Pitt, and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson. It won three Oscars for Art Direction, Makeup, and Visual Effects.

Marshall is also a former VP, member of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). In 2003 Marshall co-chaired (with Bill Stapleton) a task force on a much needed seven month-long reform process that streamlined the organization and installed a new course for governance. Marshall was recently inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame class of 2008 for his years of service to the USOC.

Trivia

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Marshall played collegiate soccer at UCLA in 1967 and 1968.^[1] Marshall also enjoys magic and has been known to perform under the moniker of "Dr. Fantasy."

References

External links

• Frank Marshall at the Internet Movie Database