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Frank D. Gilroy
Writer 1925 - 2015

Frank D. Gilroy

New York City, New York, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Daniel Gilroy (born 13 October 1925) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film producer and director. He received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses in... Read full bio →

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From Noon Till Three

From Noon Till Three

Frank D. Gilroy 1976 1h 39m 5.0

A beautiful widow profits from a fling with an outlaw.

Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters

Frank D. Gilroy 1971 1h 37m

With wit and real wisdom, Desperate Characters brilliantly examines the life of two disillusioned New Yorkers as they struggle to come to grips with the "normal" life with which they can no longer cope. Featuring powerful performances by MacLaine, Kenneth Mars (The Producers) as her disenchanted husband, and a young Carol Kane (The Princess Bride).

The Only Game in Town

The Only Game in Town

George Stevens 1970 1h 53m

Fran walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe, the piano player. Joe plans on winning $5,000 and leave Las Vegas. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.

The Subject Was Roses

The Subject Was Roses

Ulu Grosbard 1968 1h 47m

Timmy Cleary returns to his Bronx home at the end of World War II and is soon disillusioned to find his parents' marriage filled with discord, quarreling, and recriminations.

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

Russell Rouse 1956 1h 29m 8.0

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk.

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