Frank Marshall(I)
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Frank was born in Glendale, California to musicianJack Marshall.He entered the film world when his parents invited him to a birthday party for the daughter of directing legendJohn Fordin 1966. There, he metPeter Bogdanovichand soon agreed to work on his first film,Targets (1968),later followed by collaborating onThe Last Picture Show (1971)and many other films.
Continuing to branch out into the industry, he served as line producer onMartin Scorsese'sThe Last Waltz (1978)and associate producer onWalter Hill's crime thriller,The Driver (1978).Marshall first worked as executive producer on Hill's cult classicThe Warriors (1979).While producing the iconicRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981),he metSteven Spielbergand their future wifeKathleen Kennedy,and Frank himself was hired to join the Amblin Productions company in 1980.
He continued producing memorable films with Spielberg includingPoltergeist (1982)andTwilight Zone: The Movie (1983)(while Kennedy separately producedE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)). He worked as executive producer onIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),Gremlins (1984),The Goonies (1985)and theBack to the Future (1985)trilogy.
He married Kathleen Kennedy in 1987, and after producing numerous films, he made his feature directing debut withArachnophobia (1990).Reacting to the success of his directorial debut, he left Amblin in 1991. In 1992, The Kennedy/Marshall Company was formed, and the next year they released its first filmAlive (1993),directed by Marshall. Both Kennedy and Marshall signed deals with Paramount in 1992, at the same time the company was formed. His productivity has only increased since then, as he took over primary duties of the production company since Kennedy was named president of Lucasfilm in 2012.
Continuing to branch out into the industry, he served as line producer onMartin Scorsese'sThe Last Waltz (1978)and associate producer onWalter Hill's crime thriller,The Driver (1978).Marshall first worked as executive producer on Hill's cult classicThe Warriors (1979).While producing the iconicRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981),he metSteven Spielbergand their future wifeKathleen Kennedy,and Frank himself was hired to join the Amblin Productions company in 1980.
He continued producing memorable films with Spielberg includingPoltergeist (1982)andTwilight Zone: The Movie (1983)(while Kennedy separately producedE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)). He worked as executive producer onIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),Gremlins (1984),The Goonies (1985)and theBack to the Future (1985)trilogy.
He married Kathleen Kennedy in 1987, and after producing numerous films, he made his feature directing debut withArachnophobia (1990).Reacting to the success of his directorial debut, he left Amblin in 1991. In 1992, The Kennedy/Marshall Company was formed, and the next year they released its first filmAlive (1993),directed by Marshall. Both Kennedy and Marshall signed deals with Paramount in 1992, at the same time the company was formed. His productivity has only increased since then, as he took over primary duties of the production company since Kennedy was named president of Lucasfilm in 2012.
