Harriet Frank Jr., whose many screenplays co-written with husband Irving Ravetch included the acclaimed Hud and Norma Rae, died Tuesday at her home in the Hollywood Hills. She was 96. Her death was…
Related StoryThe screenwriting couple met when both were in training programs at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to, and were married in 1946. After individually writing various genre pictures, the two teamed up to tackle higher profile films that explored social issues.
, for example, chronicled the conflict between an unscrupulous and greedy ranch hand and his ethical ranch-owning father ., based on Pat Conroy’s novel, starred Jon Voight as a white teacher who attempts, against all odds, to provide an education for the impoverished black children of a South Carolina island community.
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