- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMitchell John Frankovich
- Nicknames
- Big Mike
- Mike Frankovich
- M.J. Frankovich was born on September 29, 1909 in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Shootist (1976), Cactus Flower (1969) and Marooned (1969). He was married to Binnie Barnes and Georgiana Feagans. He died on January 1, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesBinnie Barnes(September 28, 1940 - January 1, 1992) (his death, 3 children)Georgiana Feagans(January 15, 1938 - September 27, 1940) (divorced)
- Children
- Was the adopted son of Joe E. Brown.
- When he married Binnie Barnes, columnist Louella Parsons asked Barnes, "How could a nice Catholic girl like you marry that awful Jew Frankovich?", not knowing that it was Barnes who was Jewish and Frankovich who was Catholic. When Frankovich became a producer, he barred Parsons from any movie set that he or his wife was working on.
- In charge of Columbia Pictures' British operations during the 1950s.
- Played football for UCLA and was inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986.
- Helped to bring the Los Angeles Raiders football team and the 1984 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles.
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