Photo: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
David Frankel is one of those directors who makes incredibly watchable films without ever getting the credit he deserves — and honestly, that bothers me a little. The guy went to Harvard, won an Oscar for a live-action short in 1997, picked up an Emmy for his work on Band of Brothers, and then went on to direct The Devil Wears Prada, which is genuinely one of the best-crafted comedies of the 2000s. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly is untouchable, and a lot of that is Frankel knowing exactly when to let the camera just sit and watch her. He followed it up with Marley & Me, which made a lot of people ugly-cry in theaters, and Hope Springs, a surprisingly honest film about a long marriage going cold. He's a New York guy with real range, and I think he's quietly underrated.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Frankel
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・フランケル
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・ふらんける
- Born
- April 2, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film director / film editor / screenwriter / film producer / director
2. Background
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Primetime Emmy Award
- 1997 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- 2002 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was David Frankel born?
Born April 2, 1959 (age 67).
Where is David Frankel from?
David Frankel is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does David Frankel do?
David Frankel works as film director, film editor, screenwriter, film producer, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.