# Sandy Frank Dies: Legendary Distributor & ‘Name That Tune’ Producer Was 97

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sandy-frank-dies-legendary-distributor-name-that-tune-producer-was-97/
- Published: 2026-11-02T19:21:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T20:36:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/sandy-frank-dead-name-that-tune-producer-1237211476/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Asia, Culture, Horror, World

## Key points

- Sandy Frank died aged 97.
- He produced and distributed major game shows.
- He brought Japanese films and anime to US audiences.

## Summary

Sandy Frank, the television distributor and producer known for bringing game shows and Japanese entertainment to American audiences, died on 20 October aged 97. His work helped shape syndicated television, including the after-school success of the anime adaptation *Battle of the Planets*.

Frank began in sales at Paramount Pictures in the late 1940s, later worked at NBC and led worldwide sales at Wrather Corporation before founding his own sales and production companies. His credits included *Name That Tune*, *The Dating Game* and *Face the Music*; he also introduced Gamera films and other Japanese titles to the US. Frank supported a children’s orphanage in Cannes and campaigned to preserve rules that benefited independent television producers.

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