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My Take
Frank Marshall is one of those Hollywood figures who never needs to stand in front of the camera because his fingerprints are all over the films that shaped entire generations — Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., the Back to the Future trilogy, the Bourne series, you name it. Born in Glendale and trained at UCLA, he built Amblin Entertainment alongside Steven Spielberg and his wife Kathleen Kennedy, which is basically saying he helped architect modern blockbuster cinema. The 2019 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy is the kind of honor that acknowledges a whole career of quietly making the impossible happen, and honestly it was long overdue. He's a producer's producer — the guy who holds the whole thing together while directors get the glory.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frank Marshall
- Name (Japanese)
- フランク・マーシャル
- Reading
- ふらんく・まーしゃる
- Born
- September 13, 1946 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Glendale, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film director / association football player / film producer / executive producer
2. Background
- High school
- Newport Harbor High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- Saturn Awards
- 2019 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- 1982 Inkpot Award
- The George Pal Memorial Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Frank Marshall born?
Born September 13, 1946 (age 79).
Where is Frank Marshall from?
Frank Marshall is from Glendale, California, United States.
What does Frank Marshall do?
Frank Marshall works as actor, film director, association football player, film producer, executive producer.
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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.