David Frankel

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David Frankel
Born	April 2, 1959 (1959-04-02) (age 52) New York City
Occupation	Director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1984–present

David Frankel (born April 2, 1959; New York City) is an American director, screenwriter and executive producer. He is the son of Max Frankel, a former executive editor of The New York Times. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 1996 short film Dear Diary and an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode of Entourage (2004), and has since directed the successful studio films The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Marley & Me (2008). His latest effort, the birdwatching comedy The Big Year, starring Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, JoBeth Williams and Jack Black, was released in October 2011.

Filmography

• 1995: Miami Rhapsody
• 1996: Dear Diary
• 2002: Just Like You Imagined
• 2006: The Devil Wears Prada
• 2008: Marley & Me
• 2011: The Big Year
• 2012: Septimus Heap: Magyk * The date may change

External links

• David Frankel at the Internet Movie Database
• David Frankel at Rotten Tomatoes
• David Frankel at the NY Times

Persondata
Name	Frankel, David
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	1959-4-2
Place of birth	New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
Place of death