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{{shortShort description|American film producer|bot=PearBOT 5(1937–2022)}}

'''Gray Frederickson''' (July 21, 1937 – November 20, 2022)<ref>[{{Cite web |title=Gray Frederickson, Academy Award-Winning Godfather Part II Producer, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.oklahomancomicbook.com/storymovies/entertainmentnews/2022/11/20/oscargray-frederickson-academy-award-winning-oklahomagodfather-filmmakerpart-grayii-fredericksonproducer-dies/69665758007-85-obituary/ Oscar|access-winningdate=2024-05-26 Oklahoma|website=Movies filmmaker Gray Frederickson dies]|language=en}}</ref> was an American [[film producer]].

[[Robert De Niro]] claims that in 1974 he and Frederickson went up to the [[Gulf and Western Building]] in [[New York City]] to a private screening room to study [[Marlon Brando]]'s movements. De Niro compared it to a science experiment which prepared him for his character in ''[[The Godfather: Part II]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/19/entertainment/robert-de-niro-godfather-part-2/index.html|title = Robert de Niro explains his 'Godfather' experiment|website = [[CNN]]|date = 19 April 2017}}</ref>

Frederickson and Coppola collaborated on ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', ''[[One from the Heart]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemamanagementgroup.com/staff/gray-frederickson/|title=Gray Frederickson -|website=www.cinemamanagementgroup.com|date=January 1999 }}</ref>, and ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sehinton.com/movies/outsiders.html|title=The Outsiders|website=www.sehinton.com|access-date=2017-06-15|archive-date=2022-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123030930/http://www.sehinton.com/movies/outsiders.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-winning-producer-godfather-part-670668|title=Oscar-Winning Producer of 'The Godfather Part II' Joins Dinesh D'Souza's Next Film|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=13 January 2014|publisher=}}</ref> According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', the first meeting between Frederickson, Coppola, and [[Al Ruddy]] was interrupted by a phone call from Brando.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/5-things-we-learned-from-tribecas-godfather-reunion-w479616|title = 5 Things We Learned from Tribeca's 'Godfather' Reunion|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]|date = 30 April 2017}}</ref>

HeFrederickson is best known for winning an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] as one of the co-producers of ''[[The Godfather Part II]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/5-things-we-learned-from-tribecas-godfather-reunion-w479616|title=5 Things We Learned From Tribeca's 'Godfather' Reunion|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=30 April 2017|publisher=}}</ref> at the [[47th Academy Awards]].<ref name="occc">{{cite web|url=http://www.occc.edu/fvp/gray.html#sthash.sROfY5BV.dpuf|title=Gray Frederickson|publisher=occc.edu|accessdate=2016-07-20|archive-date=2014-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224161858/http://www.occc.edu/fvp/gray.html#sthash.sROfY5BV.dpuf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition he was also nominated for ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''.

Frederickson was married to Karen and resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292875/bio|title=Gray Frederickson - Biography - IMDb|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> He died of [[prostate cancer]] on November 20, 2022, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2022/11/20/oscar-winning-oklahoma-filmmaker-gray-frederickson-dies/69665758007/|title=Oscar-winning Oklahoma filmmaker Gray Frederickson dies|publisher=[[The Oklahoman]]|first=Brandy |last=McDonnell|date=November 20, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/gray-frederickson-dead-godfather-apocalypse-now-1235438957/|title=Gray Frederickson, Oscar-Winning Producer on 'Godfather' Movies, 'Apocalypse Now,' Dies at 85|first=Pat|last=Saperstein|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>

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