Frank Deford(1938-2017)

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Actor

REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL: Going Broke for Gold/The St. Brown Family/The Believer

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Going Broke for Gold/The St. Brown Family/The Believer (2018)

Frank Deford was born on 16 December 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Everybody's All-American (1988), Trading Hearts (1988) and Alex: The Life of a Child (1986). He was married to Carol Ruth Penner. He died on 28 May 2017 in Key West, Florida, USA.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Known for

Everybody's All-American

6.2

Writer

1988

Trading Hearts

5.0

Writer

1988

Alex: The Life of a Child

8.1

TV Movie

Writer

1986

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

8.5

TV Movie

Writer

1994

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Writer

Barbaro
8.3
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2008
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
7.8
TV Series
- story 3 "In Focus"
- 1995–2005
Four Minutes
6.8
TV Movie
- article Hillary and Bannister
- teleplay
- 2005
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, the Raiders, the '70s
8.3
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2003
Picture Perfect: The Stories Behind the Greatest Photos in Sports
7.2
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2002
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America
4.7
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2000
Bill Russell: My Life, My Way
7.8
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2000
Sports on the Silver Screen
5.5
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1997
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
8.5
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1994
Byline Showtime
TV Series
- Writer (1988)
- 1988
Everybody's All-American
6.2
- novel
- 1988
Trading Hearts
5.0
- written by
- 1988
Alex: The Life of a Child
8.1
TV Movie
- book
- 1986

Actor

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Schooled: The Price of College Sports

Schooled: The Price of College Sports

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Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: December 2020

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Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Season 27

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Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Season 19

Personal details

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Born
- December 16, 1938
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died
- May 28, 2017
- Key West, Florida, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Carol Ruth PennerAugust 28, 1965 - May 28, 2017 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Wrote, played self, in video essay in short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime cable TV, 1988. Directed by Marc Wallace, photographed by Bill Dill. Won Bronze award, NY Film and TV Festivals.
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Trivia
Chairman emeritus of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He became an advocate for children with cystic fibrosis after his daughter Alexandra was diagnosed with the illness when she was a few months old. She died on January 19, 1980, at age eight.