Biography
Fred Franklin Finklehoffe (February 16, 1910, Springfield, Massachusetts β October 5, 1977, Springtown, Pennsylvania) was an American film writer and producer. He was educated at Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.) where he met his writing partner John Cherry Monks Jr. (both class of 1932). Monks and Finklefhoffe wrote a play set at VMI in 1936, "Brother Rat", which was adapted into a 1938 film of the same name. A 1940 film sequel entitled Brother Rat and a Baby was also produced. Monks and Finklehoffe also wrote the MGM musical, Strike Up the Band (1940).
Finklehoffe was nominated for the 1944 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with Irving Brecher for his work on Meet Me in St. Louis. He also wrote the scripts for a pair of Martin and Lewis comedy films, At War with the Army (1950) and The Stooge (1952).
Filmography
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Movies 17
Writer 17
My Boys Are Good Boys (1978)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)
About Face (1952)
The Stooge (1951)
At War with the Army (1950)
Words and Music (1948)
The Egg and I (1947)
Mr. Ace (1946)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Girl Crazy (1943)
Best Foot Forward (1943)
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Babes on Broadway (1941)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
Brother Rat (1938)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
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GenderMale
Birthday1910-02-16
Deathday1977-10-05 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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