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Frankie Hewitt Biography (1931-)

Full name, Frankie Lea Hewitt; born June 17, 1931, in Roger Mills County, OK;daughter of Frank David and Mary Lou (Wood) Teague; married Alonzo Robert Childers, December 10, 1951 (divorced, 1955); married Don S. Hewitt (a producer), June 8, 1963 (divorced, 1974); children: (first marriage) Jilian; (secondmarriage) Lisa. Career: Producer. Napa Daily Register, Napa, CA, women's editor, 1949-51; Rose Marie Reid Swim Suits, Los Angeles, CA, assistant advertising director, 1951-52; California Institute for Social Welfare,Los Angeles, writer, 1954-55; National Institute for Social Welfare, Washington, DC, writer and legislative aide, 1956-58; U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, staff director of Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, 1959-61; U.S. Mission to the United Nations, New York City, public affairs adviser, 1961-63; Ford's Theatre Society, Washington, DC, founder, 1967, executive producer and producing director at Ford's Theatre, 1967-. Awards, Honors: Named Washingtonian of the Year, Washingtonian, 1978; named Woman of theYear, Women's Equity Action League, 1981, and Young Women's Christian Association, 1986; Congressional Arts Caucus Award, 1993. Addresses: Office:Ford's Theatre, 511 10th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20004-1402.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Producer

Birth Details

June 17, 1931

Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Work
• Executive Producer
• Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 1971
• Bob and Ray, the Two and Only, Ford's Theatre, 1971
• Festival at Ford's, Ford's Theatre, 1971
• Echoes of the Left Bank, Ford's Theatre, 1972
• Mark Twain Tonight!, Ford's Theatre, 1972
• Moby Dick, Ford's Theatre, 1972
• An Unpleasant Evening with H. L. Mencken, Ford's Theatre, 1972
• Godspell, Ford's Theatre, 1972-73
• The American Revolution, Ford's Theatre, 1973
• El Capitan, Ford's Theatre, 1974
• Funny Face, Ford's Theatre, 1974
• Will Rogers' USA, Ford's Theatre, 1974
• Oh, Coward!, Ford's Theatre, 1974
• City Center Acting Company in "The Three Sisters," "Scapin," and "TheBeggar's Opera", Ford's Theatre, 1974
• Me and Bessie, Ford's Theatre, 1974
• City Center Acting Company in "Love's Labour's Lost" and "The Taming of the Shrew", Ford's Theatre, 1974
• A Tribute to Rosalind Russell, Ford's Theatre, 1974
• Gabrielle, Ford's Theatre, 1975
• Nash at Nine, Ford's Theatre, 1975
• The Portable Pioneer and Prairie Show, Ford's Theatre, 1975
• Light Up the Sky, Ford's Theatre, 1975
• Give 'em Hell Harry!, Ford's Theatre, 1975
• Diamond Studs, Ford's Theatre, 1975
• Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, Ford's Theatre, 1975
• Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Ford's Theatre, 1976-77
• I Have a Dream, Ford's Theatre, then (with Frank Von Zerneck and Mike Wise), Ambassador Theatre, New York City, both 1976
• Vanities, Ford's Theatre, 1976
• Eleanor, Ford's Theatre, 1976
• Forge of Freedom, Ford's Theatre, 1977
• The All Night Strut!, Ford's Theatre, 1977-78
• Diversions and Delights, Ford's Theatre, 1977
• Jules Feiffer's Hold Me!, Ford's Theatre, 1977
• Max Marash: The Ragtime Years, Ford's Theatre, 1977-78
• Mother Courage and Her Children, Ford's Theatre, 1977-78
• Will Rogers' USA, Ford's Theatre, 1978, 1979
• The American Dance Machine, Ford's Theatre, 1978
• The Robber Bridegroom, Ford's Theatre, 1978
• Bullshot Crumond, Ford's Theatre, 1978
• Woody Guthrie, Ford's Theatre, 1978
• Quentin Crisp, Ford's Theatre, 1978
• Lady Lily, Ford's Theatre, 1978-79
• Storyville, Ford's Theatre, 1979
• Festival, Ford's Theatre, 1979
• Groucho, Ford's Theatre, 1979
• The Shadow Box, Ford's Theatre, 1979
• Mr. Lincoln, Ford's Theatre, 1980
• Day by Day, Ford's Theatre, 1980
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ford's Theatre, 1980
• Holy Ghosts, Ford's Theatre, 1980
• A Christmas Carol, Ford's Theatre, 1980
• The American Dance Machine: Steps in Time, Ford's Theatre, 1980-81
• I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, Ford's Theatre, 1981
• Black Nativity, Ford's Theatre, 1981
• Diversions and Delights, Ford's Theatre, 1982
• The Orphan's Revenge, Ford's Theatre, 1982
• One Thousand Years of Jazz, Ford's Theatre, 1982
• Churchill, Ford's Theatre, 1982
• Mass Appeal, Ford's Theatre, 1983
• Dancin' in the Street, Ford's Theatre, 1983
• Amen Corner, Ford's Theatre, 1983
• A Soldier's Play, Ford's Theatre, 1983
• Jeeves Takes Charge, Ford's Theatre, 1984
• Canterbury Tales, Ford's Theatre, 1984
• Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, Ford's Theatre, 1984
• On Shiloh Hill, Ford's Theatre, 1984
• Festival at Ford's, Featuring the Cast of "On Shiloh Hill," Ford'sTheatre, 1984
• Will Rogers' U.S.A., Ford's Theatre, 1984
• Greater Tuna, Ford's Theatre, 1984
• Godspell, Ford's Theatre, 1985
• Balletap U.S.A., Ford's Theatre, 1985
• Handy Dandy, Ford's Theatre, 1986
• Barbara Cook: A Broadway Evening, Ford's Theatre, 1986
• Little Me, Ford's Theatre, 1986
• Jeeves Takes Charge, Ford's Theatre, 1986
• Hot Mikado, Ford's Theatre, 1986
• Greater Tuna, Ford's Theatre, 1986
• A Woman of Independent Means, Ford's Theatre, 1987
• American Indian Dance Theatre, Ford's Theatre, 1987
• Greater Tuna, Ford's Theatre, 1987
• Chinese Golden Dragon Holiday Spectacular, Ford's Theatre, 1987
• All My Sons, Ford's Theatre, 1987
• Nunsense, Ford's Theatre, 1987
• A Christmas Carol, Ford's Theatre, 1987-88
• Elmer Gantry, Ford's Theatre, 1988
• Sammy Cahn, Ford's Theatre, 1988
• Jeeves Takes Charge, Ford's Theatre, 1988
• God's Trombones, Ford's Theatre, 1989
• Michael Feinstein-Isn't It Romantic, Ford's Theatre, 1989
• American Juke Box, Ford's Theatre, 1989
• Don't Let This Dream Go, Ford's Theatre, 1989
• Sheila's Day, Ford's Theatre, 1990
• Woody Guthrie's American Song, Ford's Theatre, 1990
• Grandma Moses, An American Primitive, Ford's Theatre, 1990
• Mountain, Ford's Theatre, 1990
• Black Eagles, Ford's Theatre, 1991
• Forever Plaid, Ford's Theatre, 1991
• Will Rogers' U.S.A., Ford's Theatre, 1991
• Zora Neale Hurston, Ford's Theatre, 1992
• Conrack, Ford's Theatre, 1992
• Captain's Courageous: The Musical, Ford's Theatre, 1992
• The Good Times are Killing Me, Ford's Theatre, 1993
• Five Guys Named Moe, Ford's Theatre, 1993
• Beau Jest, Ford's Theatre, 1993
• Shakespeare for My Father, Ford's Theatre, 1994
• The Foreigner, Ford's Theatre, 1994
• Television Executive Producer
• Specials
• A Festival at Ford's, NBC, 1971
• Tenth Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1978
• An Explosion of Country Music, NBC, 1979
• A Festival at Ford's, NBC, 1981
• A Festival at Ford's, Metromedia-TV, 1982
• The Kraft All-Star Salute to Ford's Theatre, CBS, 1986
• A Festival at Ford's, CBS, annually, 1986-88
• All-Star Gala at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1987
• A Festival at Ford's, ABC, annually, 1987-88
• A Festival at Ford's, TBS, 1989
• Celebration of Country, ABC, 1991
• A Festival at Ford's, ABC, annually, 1991-93
• All-Star Fiesta at Ford's, ABC, 1992
• A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre, ABC, annually, 1993-98