Frank Marshall (producer)

Frank Marshall

Marshall at the
Deauville American Film Festival in 2012
Born Frank Wilton Marshall
(1946-09-13) September 13, 1946
Glendale, California, USA
Occupation Film producer
Film director
Years active 1968–present
Spouse(s) Kathleen Kennedy (m. 1987)
Children 2

Frank Wilton Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is an American film producer and director, often working in collaboration with his wife, Kathleen Kennedy. With Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, he was one of the founders of Amblin Entertainment. In 1991, he founded, with Kennedy, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, a film production company which has a contract with DreamWorks. Since May 2012, with Kennedy taking on the role of President of Lucasfilm, Marshall has been Kennedy/Marshall's sole principal.[1] Marshall has consistently collaborated with directors Steven Spielberg, Paul Greengrass and Peter Bogdanovich.

Life and career

Born in Glendale, California, Marshall is the son of guitarist, conductor and composer Jack Marshall. His early years were spent in Van Nuys, California. In 1961, his family moved to Newport Beach, where he attended Newport Harbor High School, and was active in music, drama, cross country, and track. He entered UCLA in 1964 as an engineering major, and graduated in 1968 with a degree in Political science. While at UCLA, he was initiated into Alpha Tau Omega fraternity[2] and he helped create its first NCAA soccer team, and played collegiate soccer there in 1966, 1967 and 1968.[3]

In 1966, he met film director Peter Bogdanovich at a birthday party for the daughter of director John Ford, a friend of his father. Marshall volunteered to work on Bogdanovich's first film, Targets (1968), which became his apprenticeship in film production, as he assumed various productions roles, even appearing in a bit part. Following graduation from UCLA, Marshall spent the next two years working in Aspen and Marina del Rey, as a waiter/guitar player at the "The Randy Tar," a steak and lobster restaurant. While traveling through Europe in March 1970, he received another call from Bogdanovich, offering him a position on The Last Picture Show (1971). Three days later he arrived in Archer City, Texas, doubling as location manager and actor in this seminal film. Under Bogdanovich's guidance, Marshall would work his way up from producer's assistant to associate producer on five more films. He branched out to work with Martin Scorsese as a line producer on the music documentary The Last Waltz (1978) and as an associate producer on director Walter Hill's gritty crime thriller, The Driver (1978). The following year, Marshall earned his first executive producer credit on Hill's cult classic street gang movie, The Warriors (1979). He continues to collaborate with Bogdanovich, working to finish their tenth film together, Orson Welles' unfinished The Other Side of the Wind.

Marshall in 1982.

In 1981, together with his future wife Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, he co-founded Amblin Entertainment, one of the industry's most productive and profitable production companies. As a producer, Marshall has received five Oscar nominations for Best Picture for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Seabiscuit (2003), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Color Purple (1985), and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

His feature film directing debut was the thriller Arachnophobia (1990), starring Jeff Daniels. In 1991, he and Kennedy created The Kennedy/Marshall Company and began producing their own films. Marshall directed the company's first film, Alive (1993), about a rugby team struggling to survive in the snow after their plane crashes in the Andes. Next, he directed Congo (1995), based on Michael Crichton's novel, followed by Eight Below (2006), an adventure about loyalty and the bonds of friendship set in the extreme wilderness of Antarctica. In 1998, directed the episode "Mare Tranquilitatis", from the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. As part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series, Marshall directed a documentary about Olympian Johann Olav Koss entitled Right to Play (2012). (the name of Koss's humanitarian organisation).[4] Marshall stated that the documentary, broadcast in 2012, sought to capture not only Koss' sporting career and the ideals behind his nonprofit organization, but also his "drive and how it has changed the world."[4]

From 1991 to 2012, The Kennedy/Marshall Company produced many films, including The Sixth Sense, Signs, Seabiscuit, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, War Horse, Lincoln, the Bourne series and the feature documentary The Armstrong Lie (2013). Since taking over as sole principal of the company, Marshall has broadened its slate beyond feature films to include television, documentaries and Broadway musicals. Recently, he produced the Emmy Award-nominated documentary Sinatra: All or Nothing at All, which premiered on HBO in April 2015, and the summer blockbuster Jurassic World (2015), which has become the third highest-grossing film of all time.

Marshall is a former VP, member of the board of directors and member of the Executive Committee of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). He was awarded the Olympic Shield in 2005, and inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame class of 2008 for his years of service to the USOC.

Currently, he serves on the board of Athletes for Hope, Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, and the USAT&F Foundation. In addition to his service to sports organizations, Marshall is also involved in the educational arena, serving as co-chair of LA’s Promise, as a trustee of The Archer School for Girls, and on the UCLA Foundation Board of Governor's. He is a recipient of the American Academy of Achievement Award, the UCLA Alumni Professional Achievement Award and the California Mentor Initiative's Leadership Award. In June 2004, Marshall gave the Commencement Address at the UCLA College of Letters and Science graduation ceremony in Pauley Pavilion.

Marshall has long enjoyed magic and music and has been known to perform under the moniker of "Dr. Fantasy" or "DJ Master Frank". Combining his passion for music and sports, Marshall and America's premiere miler, Steve Scott, founded the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, which debuted in 1998 in San Diego as the largest first time marathon in history.

Filmography

Year Film Director (Executive)
Producer
Actor Role Notes
1968 Targets Yes Ticket Boy
1971 The Last Picture Show Yes Tommy Logan
1973 Paper Moon Yes
1976 Nickelodeon Yes Yes Dinsdale's assistant
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Yes Yes A pilot in the airplane fight sequence Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film
1982 Poltergeist Yes
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Yes Yes An airport customer
1985 The Color Purple Yes Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Picture
Back to the Future Yes Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film
1986 The Money Pit Yes
1987 Empire of the Sun Yes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Picture
*batteries not included Yes
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Yes Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The Land Before Time Yes
1989 Always Yes
Back to the Future Part II Yes
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Yes
1990 Arachnophobia Yes Yes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Director
Back to the Future Part III Yes
1991 Cape Fear Yes
Hook Yes
1992 Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Yes Direct-to-video
Noises Off Yes
1993 Alive Yes
1994 Milk Money Yes
1995 The Indian in the Cupboard Yes
Congo Yes Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Director
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Director
1999 The Sixth Sense Yes Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film
Snow Falling on Cedars Yes Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Drama Film
A Map of the World Yes
2002 Signs Yes
The Bourne Identity Yes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
2003 Seabiscuit Yes Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture
The Young Black Stallion Yes
2004 The Bourne Supremacy Yes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
2006 Roving Mars Yes
Hoot Yes Yes Golfer
Eight Below Yes
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Yes
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Yes Razzie Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Yes Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film
2009 Crossing Over Yes
Ponyo Yes U.S. dub production
2010 The Last Airbender Yes Razzie Award for Worst Picture
Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
2012 The Secret World of Arrietty Yes Yes Additional voices U.S. dub production
The Bourne Legacy Yes
2013 From Up on Poppy Hill Yes U.S. dub co-production with Studio Ghibli[5]
2014 The Wind Rises Yes U.S. dub co-production with Studio Ghibli[6]
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Yes U.S. dub co-production with Studio Ghibli[7]
2015 Jurassic World Yes
2016 The BFG Yes
Assassin's Creed Yes
Jason Bourne Yes
Sully Yes

References

  1. "The Kennedy/Marshall Company – About", The Kennedy/Marshall Company. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  2. UCLA Bruins: Where are they now?
  3. 1 2 Zeitchik, Steven (June 10, 2009). "Spreading the good-sport word". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  4. Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (5 June 2012). "GKIDS plants N. American flag on Poppy Hill". Variety (magazine). Reed Business Information. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. "The Wind Rises: About Page". Tumblr. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  6. Amidi, Amid (2014-03-12). "GKIDS Acquires Takahata’s ‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya’ for U.S. Distribution". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2014-03-19.

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