Person
Frank Galati
Writing · 1943–2023 · Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Biography
Frank Joseph Galati was born on November 29, 1943 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Accidental Tourist (1988), American Playhouse (1980) and The Party Animal (1984). Galati married his longtime partner, Peter Amster, in 2017. Later in life, they resided between Sarasota, Florida, and Beaver Island on Lake Michigan. He died on January 2, 2023 in Sarasota, Florida, USA, complications from cancer.
Known for
American Playhouse
Rural Ticket Agent
The Accidental Tourist
Screenplay
The Grapes of Wrath
Stage Director
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
Adaptation
The American Clock
Teleplay
The Party Animal
The Professor
Creating Ragtime
Self
Come Along with Me
Rural Ticket Agent
Filmography
- 2024National Theatre Live: The Grapes of WrathAdaptation
- 1998Creating RagtimeSelf
- 1993The American ClockTeleplay
- 1991The Grapes of WrathStage Director
- 1988The Accidental TouristScreenplay
- 1984The Party AnimalThe Professor
- 1982Come Along with MeRural Ticket Agent
- 1982American PlayhouseRural Ticket Agent
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