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Frank Tashlin is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Animation and Additional Dialogue American born on 19 february 1913 at New Jersey (USA)

Frank Tashlin

Frank Tashlin
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Birth name Francis Fredrick von Taschlein
Nationality USA
Birth 19 february 1913 at New Jersey (USA)
Death 5 may 1972 (at 59 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Frank Tashlin, born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, also known as Tish Tash or Frank Tash (February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), was an American animator, screenwriter, and film director.

Biography

Cinéma d'animation
À partir de 1930, il commence à travailler pour Paul Terry comme dessinateur sur la série animée Aesop's Film Fables, puis brièvement pour Amadee J. Van Beuren. Il rejoint ensuite les studios de Leon Schlesinger à la Warner Bros. En 1934 il crée le comic strip Van Boring inspiré du personnage de son ancien patron Van Beuren. Il enchaine avec Tish Tash. Il rejoint ensuite les studios d'Ub Iwerks puis passe chez Hal Roach comme scénariste en 1935. Il retourne chez Schlesinger en 1936 comme réalisateur de films d'animation.

En 1938 il travaille pour Walt Disney, au département scénarios. À partir de 1941 il exerce comme responsable de production chez Screen Gems, la branche animation de Columbia Pictures. Tashlin rejoint en 1943 le département animation de la Warner. Il reste au studio durant la deuxième guerre mondiale où il travaille sur de nombreux court-métrage dont ceux du soldat Snafu.

Deux albums jeunesse, L'opossum qui avait l'air triste et Mais, je suis un ours ! sont parus en France à l'École des loisirs.


Réalisateur
Tashlin quitte l'animation en 1944 (il y retournera brièvement dans les années 1960, produisant The Bear that Wasn't, de Chuck Jones pour la MGM), il devient gagman pour les Marx Brothers et Lucille Ball tout en écrivant des scénarios. Ses films sont toujours empreints d'éléments issus de son passé de cartoonist. Il écrit des films pour Bob Hope et Red Skelton.

En 1956 il réalise La Blonde et moi (The Girl Can't Help It), comédie satirique autour du rockn'roll naissant, puis confirme son succès avec : Un vrai cinglé de cinéma (Hollywood or Bust, 1956) où l'on trouve le duo Jerry Lewis et Dean Martin, puis La Blonde explosive (Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ?, 1957, inscrit au National Film Registry en 2000). Il réalise également quatre des premiers films solo de Lewis : Rock-A-Bye Baby, The Geisha Boy, Cinderfella, et It's Only Money. En France Tashlin est apprécié de l'équipe des Cahiers du cinéma où Godard est loin d'être insensible à son traitement de la couleur.

Au cours des années 1960, les films de Tashlin perdent de leur éclat. Il tourne un dernier film en 1968, La Marine en folie (The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell) avec Bob Hope et Phyllis Diller.

Best films

Cinderella (1950)
(Story)
Pinocchio (1940)
(Story)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
(Writer)
The Paleface (1948)
(Scriptwriter)
Susan Slept Here (1954)
(Director)

Usually with

Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
(40 films)
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
(8 films)
Edith Head
Edith Head
(14 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Frank Tashlin (99 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
2014Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3Director
2011The Essential Daffy DuckDirector
2010Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated FowlDirector
2007Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5Director
2006Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4Director
1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellDirector, Writer
1968The Shakiest Gun in the WestScriptwriter
1967CapriceDirector, Scriptwriter
1967The Bear That Wasn'tStory, Producer
1966The Glass Bottom BoatDirector
1965The Alphabet MurdersDirector
1964The Disorderly OrderlyDirector, Scriptwriter
1963The Man from the Diners' ClubDirector
1963Who's Minding the Store?Director, Scriptwriter
1963Philbert (Three's a Crowd)Director
1962Bachelor FlatDirector,
1962It's Only MoneyDirector
1962GigotScriptwriter
1961Snow White and the Three StoogesDirector, Writer
1960CinderfellaDirector, Writer
1959Say One for MeDirector, Writer, Producer
1958The Geisha BoyDirector, Screenstory
1958Rock-a-Bye BabyDirector, Story
1957Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Director, Screenstory, Producer
1956The Girl Can't Help ItDirector, Scriptwriter, Producer
1956The Best Things in Life Are FreeScriptwriter
1956Hollywood or BustDirector, Scriptwriter
1956The Lieutenant Wore SkirtsDirector, Writer, Executive Producer
1956The Scarlet HourStory
1955Artists and ModelsDirector,
1955Lady and the TrampWriter
19555 Against the HouseScriptwriter
1954Red GartersScriptwriter
1954Susan Slept HereDirector
1953Marry Me AgainDirector, Scriptwriter
1952The First TimeDirector, Scriptwriter
1952Son of PalefaceDirector, Writer
1951The Lemon Drop KidDirector, Scriptwriter
1950CinderellaStory
1950The Fuller Brush GirlWriter
1950A Woman of DistinctionScriptwriter, Additional Dialogue
1950Kill the UmpireStory
1950The Good Humor ManScriptwriter
1949Love Happy
1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondScriptwriter
1949Red Hot and BlueStory
1949Red Hot and BlueStory
1948The Fuller Brush ManScriptwriter
1948One Touch of VenusScriptwriter
1948The PalefaceScriptwriter
1947Fun and Fancy FreeWriter
1947Variety GirlScriptwriter
1947The Way of PeaceDirector, Writer
1946A Night in CasablancaScriptwriter
1946Monsieur BeaucaireScriptwriter
1945Delightfully DangerousStory
1945Nasty QuacksDirector
1945Behind the Meat-BallDirector
1945A Tale of Two MiceDirector
1944Donald Duck and the GorillaStory
1944Swooner CroonerDirector
1944Brother BratDirector
1944I Got Plenty of MuttonDirector
1944The Stupid CupidDirector
1944Plane DaffyDirector
1944Booby HatchedDirector
1943A Corny ConcertoStory
1943Porky Pig's FeatDirector
1943Puss n' BootyDirector
1941TimberDirector, Story
1940PinocchioStory
1940Mr. Mouse Takes a TripStory
1940Mr. Duck Steps OutStory
1938Brave Little TailorStory
1938Have You Got Any Castles?Director
1938Cracked IceDirector
1938Porky's Spring PlantingDirector
1938Porky at the CrocaderoDirector
1938Porky the FiremanDirector
1938Wholly SmokeDirector
1938Now That Summer Is GoneDirector
1938The Major Lied 'Til DawnDirector
1938Little Pancho VanillaDirector
1938You're an EducationDirector
1937Speaking of the WeatherDirector
1937The Case of the Stuttering PigDirector
1937Porky's Road RaceDirector
1937Porky's Double TroubleDirector
1937Porky's RomanceDirector
1937Porky's BuildingDirector
1937Porky's RailroadDirector
1937The Woods Are Full of CuckoosDirector
1936Porky's Poultry PlantDirector
1936Porky in the North WoodsDirector
1936Little Beau PorkyDirector
1935Tit for TatWriter
1935Thicker Than WaterScriptwriter
1935The Fixer UppersWriter
1933I've Got to Sing a Torch SongAnimation
-Private SnafuDirector