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Frank Agrama

Born
Jan 1, 1930 · Aged 93
Died
Apr 25, 2023
Place of birth
Egypt
Gender
Male
Movie credits
11
TV credits
0
Directing credits
14
Also known as (5)
  • Farouk Agrama
  • Faruq Ajrameh
  • Seyfettin Tiryaki
  • Farouk Ajrama
  • فاروق عجرمة

Biography

Farouk "Frank" Agrama (January 1, 1930 – April 25, 2023) was an Egyptian-born American film director and producer, writer and businessman. He was the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Harmony Gold USA, Inc. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Agrama made a number of low-budget films which included The Godfather's Friend, Queen Kong and Dawn of the Mummy. He also began selling broadcast rights from Paramount Pictures, which he then sold to his friend, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to the latter's Mediaset broadcasting and multimedia company. In 1983, he secured a deal…