Francisco Day
Francisco Day was born on Sep 16, 1907 in Mexico. Francisco Day's big-screen debut came with Saigon directed by Leslie Fenton in 1947. Francisco Day is known for Vanishing Point directed by Richard C. Sarafian, Barry Newman stars as Kowalski and Cleavon Little as Super Soul. The most recent award Francisco Day achieved is Directors Guild of America, USA. The upcoming new movie Francisco Day plays is Evita Peron which will be released on Feb 23, 1981.
Francisco "Chico" Day, brother of actor Gilbert Roland, was the first Mexican-American to become a member of the Directors Guild of America, and was honored as such in 1995 by the DGA Latino Committee. Being bilingual, he was often the First Assistant Director or Production Manager of choice for big Hollywood studio films shooting on location in Mexico, such as Vengeance aux deux visages (1961) and Major Dundee (1965), but also worked on many other major productions outside of Mexico, for directors such as Cecil B. DeMille and John Frankenheimer. Shortly after his retirement, he was awarded the DGA's Frank Capra award in 1981, in recognition of his career achievement in the Industry and service to the Directors Guild of America.
Birthday
Sep 16, 1907Place of Birth
Mexico
Known For
Awards
1 wins & 0 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 1981
production manager
5.7 - 1980
production manager
5.3 - 1978
second unit director or assistant director
3.6 - 1977
second unit director or assistant director
6.5 - 1977
production manager
6.5 - 1972
production manager
6.3 - 1972
production manager
6.4 - 1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
production manager
6.3 - 1971
production manager
7.2 - 1970
production manager
7.9 - 1969
production manager
7.0 - 1968
production manager
5.5 - 1967
second unit director or assistant director, production manager, producer
- 1967
production manager
6.0 - 1967
production manager
5.5 - 1966
The Last of the Secret Agents?
second unit director or assistant director
4.5 - 1966
second unit director or assistant director
7.6 - 1965
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1965
production manager
6.7 - 1962
second unit director or assistant director, producer
6.0 - 1961
second unit director or assistant director
5.4 - 1961
second unit director or assistant director, production manager
5.8 - 1961
second unit director or assistant director
7.1 - 1960
production manager
7.7 - 1958
second unit director or assistant director
6.4 - 1957
second unit director or assistant director
5.9 - 1957
second unit director or assistant director
5.1 - 1956
second unit director or assistant director
7.9 - 1954
second unit director or assistant director
6.7 - 1954
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7.2 - 1954
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6.3 - 1953
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1953
second unit director or assistant director
5.8 - 1952
second unit director or assistant director
6.3 - 1951
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1951
second unit director or assistant director
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second unit director or assistant director
6.3 - 1950
second unit director or assistant director
7.3 - 1950
second unit director or assistant director
6.0 - 1950
second unit director or assistant director
6.5 - 1949
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1949
second unit director or assistant director
6.9 - 1949
second unit director or assistant director
6.6 - 1949
second unit director or assistant director
7.1 - 1948
second unit director or assistant director
6.6 - 1948
second unit director or assistant director
4.7 - 1948
second unit director or assistant director
6.4 - 1947
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