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Frank Mouris

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Frank Mouris
Born
Francis Peter Mouris

(1944-09-06) September 6, 1944 (age 82)
Key West, Florida, U.S.
Education
OccupationAnimator
Years active1967–2006
Spouse
Caroline Mouris
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(m. 1966)​

Francis Peter "Frank" Mouris (born September 6, 1944) is an American animator. He is best known for his film Frank Film (1973),[1] for which he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[2]

Career

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Other films he made alongside wife[3] Caroline[4] include Coney (1975),[5][6] Impasse (1978),[7] the live action feature Beginner's Luck (1986)[8] and Frankly Caroline (1999).[9][10] He also contributed animations to Sesame Street.[11][12]

Legacy

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Frank Film was added to the National Film Registry in 1996.[13]

Original picture and sound negatives, as well as preservation negatives on a number of the Mourises' films, are held at the Academy Film Archive[13] and at the Yale Film Archive in New Haven.[14]

Frank Film was also preserved by the Academy Film Archive.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Solomon, Charles (1989). Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-54684-1.
  2. ↑ "The 46th Academy Awards | 1974". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  3. ↑ Amidi, Amid (2010-06-15). "TONIGHT IN NYC: The Films of Frank and Caroline Mouris". Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  4. ↑ "Keeping Frank and Caroline Mouris Animated |". Moving Image Archive News. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  5. ↑ "Frank and Caroline Mouris - University of Utah". Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  6. ↑ "The Real Indies: A Close Look at Orphan Films | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  7. ↑ "Frank & Caroline Mouris - Five By Two". Experimental Cinema. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  8. ↑ "Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  9. ↑ "New York State Writers Institute - Frank Film and Frankly Caroline". www.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  10. ↑ Frankly Caroline (VHS) - Direct Cinema Limited
  11. ↑ Deanmo23 (2013-04-14). Classic Sesame Street animation - dog and hen. Retrieved 2026-08-01 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Sesame Street Bus And Telephone (YouTube)
  13. 1 2 "Caroline and Frank Mouris Collection | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  14. ↑ "Notable Holdings". Yale Film Archive.
  15. ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
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