{"id":3128,"date":"2021-09-13T09:22:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T09:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2023-10-09T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:00:00","slug":"happy-birthday-frank-marshall-a-californian-everyone-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2021\/09\/13\/happy-birthday-frank-marshall-a-californian-everyone-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Frank Marshall: A Californian Everyone Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Kevin Yates<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frank Marshall was born on September 13<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 1946 and is known as one of\u00a0the greatest directors\/producers of all time. He\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">frequently collaborated with his wife Kathleen Kennedy as well as Steven Spielberg.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His rise to fame started from some friendships in college that led to some volunteer positions on set. One of the first\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sets he volunteered on was for Bogdanovich\u2019s film \u201cTargets.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From there he started working with bigger names like Martin Scorsese and Walter Hill.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some of you will unanimously know one of his most recent films \u201cJurassic World\u201d which was captivating and adventurous, just like some of his other hits.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He is a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">world class director\/producer\/actor who is well known in the film world but can fly below the radar if you\u2019ve never heard of him.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He tends to get less attention than the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Spielberg&#8217;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scorsese&#8217;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">world,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">his top hits are nothing short of greatness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Color Purple<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(DVD<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a05426)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Back to the Future<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(DVD<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a07840<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(DVD<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3251)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Bourne Identity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(DVD<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a04951)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seabiscuit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(DVD 7265)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(DVD<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a05917)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kevin Yates Frank Marshall was born on September 13th, 1946 and is known as one of\u00a0the greatest directors\/producers of all time. He\u00a0frequently collaborated with his wife Kathleen Kennedy as well as Steven Spielberg.\u00a0His rise to fame started from some friendships in college that led to some volunteer positions on set. 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