Howard Franklin
Birth placeUnited States
OccupationScreenwriter, film director
SpouseAnne Litt

Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director, known for such films as The Name of the Rose[1] and his three collaborations with Bill Murray: Quick Change, Larger than Life, and The Man Who Knew Too Little.[2] His other films include The Public Eye, about a 1940s tabloid photographer modeled on the photojournalist Weegee and starring Joe Pesci; Someone to Watch Over Me[2] and The Big Year.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer		Notes
1984Romancing the StoneScript revisions
1986The Name of the RoseCo-written with Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach and Alain Godard
1987Someone to Watch Over Me
1990Quick ChangeCo-directed with Bill Murray
1992The Public Eye
1996Larger than Life
1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleCo-written with Robert Farrar
2001Antitrust
2007FractureScript revisions
2011The Big Year
2015The King of 7BMade-for-television film[3]
Co-written with Dan Fogelman

References

  1. ^ Canby, Vincent (September 24, 1986). "The Name of the Rose (1986) FILM: MEDIEVAL MYSTERY IN 'NAME OF THE ROSE'". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Howard Franklin". The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (7 December 2012). "Craig Ferguson To Topline ABC Comedy Pilot 'The King of 7B'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 October 2022.