Frank Price

Background

Price, Frank was born on May 17, 1930 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of William F. and Winifred A. (Moran) Price.

Education

Student, Michigan State University, 1951. HHD (honorary), Michigan State University, 2003.

Career

Writer, story editor Columbia Broadcasting System-television, New York City, 1951-1953, Columbia Pictures, Hollywood, California, 1953-1957, NBC-television, Hollywood, California, 1957-1958. Producer, writer ZIV-television, 1958, Universal Television, Universal City, 1959-1964, vice president, 1964-1971, senior vice president, 1971-1973, executive vice president in charge of production, 1973-1974, president, 1974-1978. Vice president, director Master of Computer Applications, Inc., 1976-1978.

President Columbia Pictures Production, 1978-1979. Chairman, chief executive officer Columbia Pictures, 1979-1984, also board directors. Chairman Master of Computer Applications Motion Picture Group, 1984-1986.

Chairman, chief executive officer Price Entertainment Inc., 1987-1990. Chairman Columbia Pictures, 1990-1991. Chairman, chief executive officer Price Entertainment, since 1991.

Producer The Tuskegee Airmen, 1996.

Membership

Trustee University Southern California, 1996^, chairman board counselors School of Cinema-television, 1990^. Member National Council on the Arts, 2006^. With United States Navy, 1948-1949.

Member Writers Guild American West, New York State Society Cincinnati (president since 2008), New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (chairman, board trustees since 2008).

Connections

Married Katherine Huggins, May 15, 1965. Children: Stephen, David, Roy, William.

Father:

William

Mother:

Winifred (nee Moran) Price

Spouse:

Katherine Huggins