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{{short description|Hungarian-American screenwriter}}
{{Hungarian name|Pártos Ferenc}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Frank Partos
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| birth_place = [[Budapest]], [[Kingdom of Hungary]]
| birth_place = [[Budapest]], [[Kingdom of Hungary]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|12|23|1901|02|07}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|12|23|1901|02|07}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, USA
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Writer, [[screenwriter]]
| occupation = [[Screenwriter]]
| years_active = 1932–1956
| years_active = 1932–1956
}}
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'''Frank Partos''' (2 July 1901, [[Budapest]] - 23 December 1956, [[Los Angeles]]) an American [[screenwriter]], of [[Hungarian Jews|Hungarian Jewish]] origin, and an early executive committee member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]], which he helped found.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0664022/ IMDB entry]</ref>
'''Frank Partos''' (born '''Ferenc Pártos'''; July 2, 1901 – December 23, 1956) was a Hungarian-American screenwriter and an early executive committee member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]], which he helped found.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0664022/ IMDB entry]</ref>


==Emigration from Europe==
== Emigration from Europe ==
Born in Budapest, Hungary, on 2 July 1901, Ferenc Pártos began as a clerk and, sailed to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S/S ''Mount Carroll'', which departed the Port of Hamburg, Germany, on April 28, 1921 and arrived at the Port of New York on May 10. According to the ship's passenger manifest, his destination was to his stepfather Ignatz Reitzer of 214 Hope Avenue, in Passaic, New Jersey.
Born in [[Budapest]] on July 2, 1901, Pártos began as a clerk and, sailed to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S/S ''Mount Carroll'', which departed the [[Port of Hamburg]], Germany, on April 28, 1921, and arrived at the Port of New York on May 10. According to the ship's passenger manifest, his destination was to his stepfather Ignatz Reitzer of 214 Hope Avenue, in Passaic, New Jersey.


==Career==
== Career ==
He arrived in California in the late 1920s with a letter of introduction to [[Irving Thalberg]] of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. Partos was given a position as a reader and later given a book by [[Vicki Baum]] to write a synopsis. Thalberg decided to make ''[[Grand Hotel (1932 film)|Grand Hotel]]'' (1932) based on that synopsis and had Partos work as a screenwriter on the project. Partos did not get screen credit and, because of that slight, left MGM.<ref>{{cite book |last=McBride |first=Joseph |date=2021 |title=Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |page=??}}</ref>
He arrived in California in the late 1920s with a letter of introduction to [[Irving Thalberg]] of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. Partos was given a position as a reader and later given a book by [[Vicki Baum]] to write a synopsis. Thalberg decided to make ''[[Grand Hotel (1932 film)|Grand Hotel]]'' (1932) based on that synopsis and had Partos work as a screenwriter on the project. Partos did not get screen credit and, because of that slight, left MGM.<ref>{{cite book |last=McBride |first=Joseph |date=2021 |title=Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |page=??}}</ref>


In the 1930s, he was a staff writer at [[Paramount Pictures]], during the early years to the [[talkie]] era. In 1939 he moved to [[RKO Radio Pictures]], where he collaborated on the early noir film ''[[Stranger on the Third Floor]]'' (1940).<ref>{{cite news|last=Erickson|first=Hal|title=Frank Partos: About this Person|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/163721/Frank-Partos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325134644/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/163721/Frank-Partos|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2016|accessdate=November 12, 2015}}</ref> During the mid-1930s Partos worked extensively with screenwriter [[Charles Brackett]], and was Brackett's first choice for a writing partner.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brackett |first=Charles |date=2015 |title=It's The Pictures That Got Smaller |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |page=60 |isbn=978-0-231-16708-6}}</ref> In 1944, he co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Uninvited (1944 film)|The Uninvited]]'', an early [[haunted house]] story starring [[Ray Milland]] and [[Gail Russell]]. He shared an [[Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[The Snake Pit]]'' (1948) with [[Millen Brand]]. He also co-wrote the 1951 film noir ''[[The House on Telegraph Hill]]'', directed by [[Robert Wise]]. Partos died December 23, 1956.<ref>{{cite news|title=Overview: Frank Partos|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/148184%7C53891/Frank-Partos/|accessdate=2 December 2014|work=TCM}}</ref>
In the 1930s, he was a staff writer at [[Paramount Pictures]], during the early years to the [[talkie]] era. In 1939 he moved to [[RKO Radio Pictures]], where he collaborated on the early noir film ''[[Stranger on the Third Floor]]'' (1940).<ref>{{cite news|last=Erickson|first=Hal|title=Frank Partos: About this Person|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/163721/Frank-Partos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325134644/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/163721/Frank-Partos|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2016|accessdate=November 12, 2015}}</ref> During the mid-1930s Partos worked extensively with screenwriter [[Charles Brackett]], and was Brackett's first choice for a writing partner.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brackett |first=Charles |date=2015 |title=It's The Pictures That Got Smaller |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |page=60 |isbn=978-0-231-16708-6}}</ref> In 1944, he co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Uninvited (1944 film)|The Uninvited]]'', an early [[haunted house]] story starring [[Ray Milland]] and [[Gail Russell]]. He shared an [[Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[The Snake Pit]]'' (1948) with [[Millen Brand]]. He also co-wrote the 1951 film noir ''[[The House on Telegraph Hill]]'', directed by [[Robert Wise]]. Partos died December 23, 1956.<ref>{{cite news|title=Overview: Frank Partos|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/148184%7C53891/Frank-Partos/|accessdate=December 2, 2014|work=TCM}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
== Selected filmography ==
* ''[[Her Bodyguard]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Her Bodyguard]]'' (1933)
* ''[[The Jungle Princess]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Jungle Princess]]'' (1936)
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* ''[[Port Afrique]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Port Afrique]]'' (1956)


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0664022}}
*{{IMDb name|0664022}}
*[https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:163721~T1 Allmovie bio]
*[https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:163721~T1 AllMovie bio]


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Latest revision as of 00:54, 28 August 2023

The native form of this personal name is Pártos Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Frank Partos
Born
Ferenc Pártos

(1901-07-02)July 2, 1901
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
DiedDecember 23, 1956(1956-12-23) (aged 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1932–1956

Frank Partos (born Ferenc Pártos; July 2, 1901 – December 23, 1956) was a Hungarian-American screenwriter and an early executive committee member of the Screen Actors Guild, which he helped found.[1]

Emigration from Europe

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Born in Budapest on July 2, 1901, Pártos began as a clerk and, sailed to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S/S Mount Carroll, which departed the Port of Hamburg, Germany, on April 28, 1921, and arrived at the Port of New York on May 10. According to the ship's passenger manifest, his destination was to his stepfather Ignatz Reitzer of 214 Hope Avenue, in Passaic, New Jersey.

Career

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He arrived in California in the late 1920s with a letter of introduction to Irving Thalberg of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Partos was given a position as a reader and later given a book by Vicki Baum to write a synopsis. Thalberg decided to make Grand Hotel (1932) based on that synopsis and had Partos work as a screenwriter on the project. Partos did not get screen credit and, because of that slight, left MGM.[2]

In the 1930s, he was a staff writer at Paramount Pictures, during the early years to the talkie era. In 1939 he moved to RKO Radio Pictures, where he collaborated on the early noir film Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).[3] During the mid-1930s Partos worked extensively with screenwriter Charles Brackett, and was Brackett's first choice for a writing partner.[4] In 1944, he co-wrote the screenplay for The Uninvited, an early haunted house story starring Ray Milland and Gail Russell. He shared an Academy Award nomination for The Snake Pit (1948) with Millen Brand. He also co-wrote the 1951 film noir The House on Telegraph Hill, directed by Robert Wise. Partos died December 23, 1956.[5]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ IMDB entry
  2. ^ McBride, Joseph (2021). Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge. New York: Columbia University Press. p. ??.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2016). "Frank Partos: About this Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Brackett, Charles (2015). It's The Pictures That Got Smaller. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-231-16708-6.
  5. ^ "Overview: Frank Partos". TCM. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
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