Frank Cavett

Birth Name:

Frank Cavett

Birth Place:

Jackson, Ohio, United States

Profession

Writer, Assistant director

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

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