John Michael Frankenheimer (1930 – 2002)

American film and television director

Won four consecutive Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe in the 1990s for his television movies. Considered one of the last remaining directors who insisted on having complete control over all elements of production, making his style unique in Hollywood.

Films of note: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964), Seconds (1966), Grand Prix (1966), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), Ronin (1998),

TV movies of note: Against the Wall (1994), The Burning Season (1994), Andersonville (1996), George Wallace (1997)