Gray Frederickson
Born	(1937-07-21)July 21, 1937 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	November 20, 2022(2022-11-20) (aged 85) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Producer
Years active	1963–2022

Gray Frederickson (July 21, 1937 – November 20, 2022)^[1] was an American film producer.

Frequent collaborators and history

Frederickson was a long-time producer for Francis Ford Coppola and worked out of a studio alongside Greg Mellott out of Oklahoma City.^[2]

Robert De Niro claims that in 1974 he and Frederickson went up to the Gulf and Western Building in New York City to a private screening room to study Marlon Brando's movements. De Niro compared it to a science experiment which prepared him for his character in The Godfather Part II.^[3] Frederickson and Coppola collaborated on Apocalypse Now, One from the Heart,^[4] and The Outsiders.^[5][6] According to Rolling Stone, the first meeting between Frederickson, Coppola, and Al Ruddy was interrupted by a phone call from Brando.^[7]

Awards

Frederickson is best known for winning an Oscar as one of the co-producers of The Godfather Part II^[8] at the 47th Academy Awards.^[9] In addition he was also nominated for Apocalypse Now. ^[10] Frederickson won an Emmy for Dream No Little Dream: The Life and Legacy of Robert S. Kerr (2007).^[11]

Later production

In the summer of 2015, Frederickson produced a new cinematic live theater art form called, 'Distant Vision' directed by Francis Ford Coppola.^[12]

Personal life

Frederickson was married to Karen and resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[13] He died of prostate cancer on November 20, 2022, at the age of 85.^[14][15]

References

External links

• Gray Frederickson at IMDb

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