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Frank Doubleday (January 28, 1945 – March 3, 2018) was an American actor who often played villains in film. [1] Doubleday was born in Norwich, Connecticut and moved to Los Angeles with his family as a child. [2] Doubleday's films included Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and Escape from New York (1981), both directed by John Carpenter. [1]
He was born on January 8, 1862, [1] [2] in Brooklyn, to William Edwards and Ellen M. Dickinson Doubleday. [2] His father was a hatter. Frank Doubleday's ancestors came to Boston in the early 17th century. Early in life, he became fascinated with the printing business. By age 10, he had saved up enough money to buy his own printing press.
Nelson Doubleday (June 16, 1889 – January 11, 1949) was an American book publisher and president of Doubleday Company from 1922–1946. His father Frank Nelson Doubleday had founded the business. His son Nelson Doubleday Jr. followed him into it, taking part in expansion and serving as president from 1978–1986.
Christina Hart (born 1949) is an American film producer, film director, playwright and retired actress. She teaches acting at the Hollywood Court Theater. She has appeared in such films as The Stewardesses (1969), The Mad Bomber (1973) and Charley Varrick (1973).
By 1947, Doubleday was the largest publisher in the United States, with annual sales of more than 30 million books. [citation needed] In 1954, Doubleday sold Blakiston to McGraw-Hill. [9] Doubleday's son-in-law John Sargent was president and CEO from 1963 to 1978. In 1964, Doubleday acquired the educational publisher Laidlaw. [10]
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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Portia Doubleday is the younger of two daughters of Christina Hart and Frank Doubleday. She grew up in a show business family: her parents are former professional actors, and her older sister Kaitlin is also an actress. [1] Her mother now works in the entertainment industry as a writer and producer of plays. [2]
Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 American independent action thriller film written, directed, scored, and edited by John Carpenter. [2] It features Austin Stoker as a police officer who defends a defunct precinct against a relentless criminal gang, and Darwin Joston as a death row-bound convict who assists him.