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Frank von Zerneck | |
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| Born | November 4, 1940 New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Children | Danielle von Zerneck (daughter) |
| Relatives | Daniel P. Mannix (father-in-law) |
Frank von Zerneck (born November 4, 1940) is an American television producer. [1]
Zerneck's career began as a theater producer in Los Angeles, but moved to television in 1975 in a collaboration with Robert Greenwald through Moonlight Productions, [2] which resulted in the Emmy nominated docudrama 21 Hours at Munich . They briefly partnered with former ABC employee Stu Samuels in the mid to late 1980s. [3] In 1987 Zerneck and fellow producer Robert M. Sertner created von Zerneck/Sertner Films, a long-term venture which has resulted in nearly a hundred television films. Of the company's most notable productions are four Native American films produced for Turner Network Television between 1993 and 1996, which included the Emmy winning Geronimo , Crazy Horse , [1] and Golden Globe nominated Lakota Woman . Tecumseh, which concluded the series, was also critically acclaimed. Recent productions have largely consisted of disaster and true crime dramas.
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