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