death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
los angeles , california 23 february 1975 gladstone , michigan 31 august 1911 frank smith -lrb- animator -rrb-
 frank smith cartoon animator , film director
frank smith -lrb- animator -rrb-

frank a. smith -lrb- august 31 , 1911 -- february 23 , 1975 -rrb- was an american cartoon animator and film director .
he was the father of actor and film director charles martin smith , and the brother of animator/director paul j. smith -lrb- director -rrb- and animator hank smith .
