Born Young Frank Freeman; graduated from Geogia Tech, 1910. Quickly became involved in the film industry, eventually becoming an executive at Paramount Studios, where he rose to head the studio in the late 1950s. His productions included THE BUSCUIT EATERS, NAKED JUNGLE, OMAR KAHYYAM, and WAR OF THE WORLDS. His nickname was "God." At Paramount, Freeman and Don Hartman spearheaded the transition from "the traditional studio system, built on salaried producers who operated under strict studio management, to outside production units, dominated by a director, producer or star lured to the lot by promises of independence and profit sharing."1 In the late 1950s, Freeman became head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) which administered the Production Code. He also was active in numerous organizations and institutions in the fields of banking, higher education, and athletics. When presenting the Best Picture Award to David O. Selznick for GONE WITH THE WIND (1939), as a Southerner Freeman drawled, "I present this trophy to you, David Selznick. But David, I never saw so many soldiers as were used in Gone With the Wind. Believe me, if the Confederate Army had had that many, we would have licked you damn Yankees." He was also a presenter at the ceremonies for the 1942, 1943 & 1945 Awards. 1 McGilligan, Patrick Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Shadow, Regan Books, 2003.  Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1956  Honorary Award 1966: "For unusual and outstanding service to the Academy during his thirty years in Hollywood." Winner presented a Statuette. 2 Honorary Awards