Frank Cavett Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and Yale University in New Haven, Conn
• Married model and actress Mary Oakes in 1939 and had three children with her, Morgan, Jon and Susie
• Started his career in the film industry as an assistant director in 1929
• His best known works are "Going My Way" and "The Greatest Show on Earth," both of which he co-wrote the screenplay for
• Started receiving co-writing credits for screenplays in 1939, though his stories and plays had previously been adapted into screenplays by other writers
• Wrote an original comedy for Broadway called "Forsaking All Others․"
• Is buried in his hometown of Jackson, Ohio at Fairmount Cemetery