Frank Tashlin
Birthday:
19 February 1913, Weehawken, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name:
Francis Fredrick von Taschlein
Height:
188 cm
Frank Tashlin was born on February 19, 1913 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA as Francis Fredrick von Taschlein. He was a director and writer, known for The Geisha Boy (1958), Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) and The Girl Can't Help It (1956). He was married to Jean Deines, Mary Costa and Dorothy Marguerite Hill. He died on May 5, 1972 in Bu...
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Frank Tashlin was born on February 19, 1913 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA as Francis Fredrick von Taschlein. He was a director and writer, known for The Geisha Boy (1958), Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) and The Girl Can't Help It (1956). He was married to Jean Deines, Mary Costa and Dorothy Marguerite Hill. He died on May 5, 1972 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA. Show less «
[on Jerry Lewis]: Jerry is my best friend - I know if ever I were in any need, all I'd have to do is make a phone call. Sometimes, on a prof...Show more »
[on Jerry Lewis]: Jerry is my best friend - I know if ever I were in any need, all I'd have to do is make a phone call. Sometimes, on a professional basis, he's exasperating, but anyone who's talented is. Show less «
[on Orson Welles, 1962]: I think Welles is great. There are no better pictures than "Citizen Kane" and "The Magnificent Ambersons". A few ye...Show more »
[on Orson Welles, 1962]: I think Welles is great. There are no better pictures than "Citizen Kane" and "The Magnificent Ambersons". A few years ago, when I was working over at RKO, I saw the footage he had shot for that South American picture he never finished, "It's All True". A lot of it was in color. I don't know, I must've sat there maybe ten hours, and I just can't describe it to you. It was like nothing I've ever seen. Fantastic. Show less «
[on Tony Randall, 1965]: Randall takes direction beautifully. He filters it through his own mechanism. Some comedians imitate their director...Show more »
[on Tony Randall, 1965]: Randall takes direction beautifully. He filters it through his own mechanism. Some comedians imitate their directors. When you're working with Tony, you feel like a ballet master. His technique is as clean as a chess game. His control is beautiful to watch - an acting lesson for anyone interested in the art of acting. Show less «
[on Robert Morley, 1965]: The dialogue he has come up with! He hasn't said one word as written - thank God! Because this man can sneeze bett...Show more »
[on Robert Morley, 1965]: The dialogue he has come up with! He hasn't said one word as written - thank God! Because this man can sneeze better dialogue than was written. Show less «
