{{Short description|American playwright and producer (1884–1958)}} '''Frank Mandel''' (1884 – April 20, 1958) was an American playwright and producer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/frank-mandel-5617|title=Frank Mandel – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/frank-mandel-mn0002194018/biography|title=Frank Mandel | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7EneDwL38IIC&q=frank+mandel+play&pg=PT111|title=The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs|first=Michael|last=Feinstein|date=October 16, 2012|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781451645330|via=Google Books}}</ref> He co-wrote several productions. Some of his works were adapted by others. Several of his collaborations were adapted into films. UCLA's libraries have a collection of his papers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6q2nb3j9/dsc/|title=Finding Aid for the Frank Mandel Papers, 1892-1950|website=oac.cdlib.org}}</ref>
He was born '''Frank Armand Mandel''' in San Francisco.<ref name="oakland-tribune-apr-27-1958-p-65">{{cite news |title=Oakland Tribune Newspaper Archives, Apr 27, 1958, p. 65 - Frank A. Mandel Obituary |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/oakland-tribune-apr-27-1958-p-65/ |accessdate=9 June 2020 |work=NewspaperArchive.com |date=27 April 1958 |page=65}}</ref> He attended the University of California where he was interested in the public speaking society, the Student's Congress and debating team, as well as being active in the Glee Club, along with Richard Walton Tully.<ref name="oakland-tribune-apr-27-1958-p-65" /> Mandel graduated in 1904 with a Bachelor of Letters degree and then attended Hastings Law School.<ref name="oakland-tribune-apr-27-1958-p-65" /> After his education he started selling suits with his father, working in real estate, and writing plays. When real estate took a dive after the 1905 earthquake and fire he got together $5,000 and headed East to write plays.<ref name="oakland-tribune-apr-27-1958-p-65" />
After writing ''No, No, Nanette'', he formed the production team of '''Schwab and Mandel''' with Laurence Schwab. They produced works such as ''Follow Thru'', ''Good News'', ''The Firebrand'' and ''America's Sweetheart''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pasadena Independent Archives, Apr 22, 1958, p. 1 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/pasadena-independent-apr-22-1958-p-1/ |accessdate=9 June 2020 |work=NewspaperArchive.com |date=22 April 1958 |page=1}}</ref>
He died on April 20, 1958, in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tucson Daily Citizen Archives, Apr 22, 1958, p. 35 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/tucson-daily-citizen-apr-22-1958-p-35/ |accessdate=9 June 2020 |work=NewspaperArchive.com |date=22 April 1958 |page=35}}</ref>
==Theater== *''Our Wives'' (1912), co-wrote with Helen Craft/Kraft from the German 1897 play ''Jugendfreunde'' by Ludwig Fulda. Later adapted into the musical comedy ''The Only Girl'' by Victor Herbert<ref>operetta-research-center.org/victor-herberts-girl-returns-new-york/</ref> *''My Lady Friends'' (1919) co-author with Emil Nyiray<ref>{{cite news |title=Kokomo Tribune Newspaper Archives, Mar 10, 1921, p. 12 - "My Lady Friends" at Strand Tonight |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/kokomo-tribune-mar-10-1921-p-12/ |accessdate=9 June 2020 |work=NewspaperArchive.com |date=10 March 1921 |page=12}}</ref> *''The Five Million'', co-author<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAQ-AQAAIAAJ&q=frank+mandel+play&pg=PA448-IA58|title=The Writer|date=May 19, 1917|publisher=The Writer|via=Google Books}}</ref> *''Mary'', co-author with Otto Harbach; score by Louis Hirsch<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64137309 |title="Mary": New Musical Comedy |newspaper=The Register (Adelaide) |volume=LXXXVII |issue=25,496 |location=South Australia |date=14 September 1922 |access-date=30 May 2022 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> *''No, No, Nanette'' (1925) co-author with Otto Harbach<ref>{{cite news |title=Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Archives, Apr 27, 1924, p. 31 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/cincinnati-commercial-tribune-apr-27-1924-p-31/ |accessdate=9 June 2020 |work=NewspaperArchive.com |date=27 April 1924}}</ref> *''The O'Brien Girl'' (1922) *''The New Moon'' *''The Desert Song'' *''Tickle Me (play)'' *''America's Sweetheart (musical)'' (1931) *''East Wind (musical)'' *''Follow Thru (musical)'' (1929)
==Filmography== *''The Desert Song (1929 film)'' *''No, No, Nanette (1930 film)'' *''New Moon (1930 film)'' *''Follow Thru'' (1930) *''Good News (1947 film)'' *''Tea for Two (film)'' (1950) *''The Desert Song (1953 film)''
==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandel, Frank}} Category:1884 births Category:1958 deaths Category:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Category:Writers from San Francisco Category:20th-century American male writers Category:American theatre managers and producers