The career of four-time Emmy Award-winner John Frankenheimer spanned nearly five decades and ranged from social and philosophical dramas to action-oriented films. Among his features are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, The Train, Seven Days in May, Seconds, Grand Prix, French Connection II, Black Sunday, 52 Pick-Up and, more recently, Ronin and Reindeer Games.

John's early TV credits include 42 episodes of the celebrated Playhouse 90 anthology series, including The Last Tycoon with Jack Palance, the original Days of Wine and Roses with Cliff Robertson and Piper Laurie, For Whom the Bell Tolls with Jason Robards, John Gielguld's first television appearance in The Browning Version, and The Turn of the Screw with Ingrid Bergman.

John made three films for HBO, most recently the Emmy-nominated Path To War. This followed Against the Wall, for which he won a Directing Emmy, and The Burning Season, which earned him another Emmy plus three Golden Globe Awards. He also won Emmys for Andersonville and George Wallace—the latter earned John the Golden Globe for Best Film for Television and a George Foster Peabody Award.

The following photographs are from the gallery illustrating the breath of John's career, on display in the lobby of the Directors Guild of America Headquarters at 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.

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1. John Frankenheimer working as an Associate Director in live television. (1953) 2. John Frankenheimer directing a live television show. (1954). 3. Playhouse 90, "Journey to the Day." (1960). From left to right: Vivian Nathan, Steven Hill, John Frankenheimer, Janice Rule, Mike Nichols, Mary Astor, James Dunn 4. Birdman of Alcatraz. (1962). Burt Lancaster and John Frankenheimer. 5. The Manchurian Candidate. (1962). Angela Lansbury and John Frankenheimer. 6. The Train. (1964). John Frankenheimer directing from the top of a crane.
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7. Seven Days in May. (1964). Frederich March and John Frankenheimer. 8. Grand Prix. (1966). John Frankenheimer directing a scene. 9. The Extraordinary Seaman. (1969). John Frankenheimer and crew. 10. French Connection II. (1975). John Frankenheimer directing an extra and Gene Hackman. 11. The Challenge. (1982). John Frankenheimer framing a shot. 12. Against The Wall. (1994). John Frankenheimer and Samuel L. Jackson.
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13. Against The Wall. (1994). John Frankenheimer received the 1995 Emmy Award for Best Direction. 14. The Burning Season. (1994). John Frankenheimer working with Raul Julia, Esai Morales and extras. 15. Andersonville. (1995). John Frankenheimer with some of the thousands of extras on the nine-acre set. 16. George Wallace. (1997). John Frankenheimer and Gary Sinise. 17. Ronin. (1998). John Frankenheimer on the set with his wife, Evans Frankenheimer. 18. Ronin. (1998). John Frankenheimer and Robert DeNiro.
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19. Path To War. (2002). John Frankenheimer and Michael Gambon. 20. John Frankenheimer on the set of Andersonville. (1995).
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