Frank Agrama, founder and chairman of Harmony Gold, died on Tuesday. He was 93.
Agrama’s profession as an leisure pioneer noticed him founding a number of manufacturing firms together with the Film Association of Rome after which Harmony Gold, which launched tv collection comparable to “Shaka Zulu” and “Robotech.”
He was born on Jan. 1, 1930, and have become a baby actor in Egypt together with his personal TV collection. While his father was the Surgeon General of Egypt, Agrama initially adopted in his father’s footsteps by buying a level in medication and surgical procedure from the University of Cairo. By the time he was 23 years outdated, Agrama was a medical physician.
Agrama left his medical profession to pursue his ardour for leisure manufacturing, acquiring a Bachelor of Theater Arts from UCLA. He then moved again to the Middle East in 1964 the place he would go on to assist set up Lebanon’s film trade.
Agrama then moved to Italy together with his household the place he based the theatrical manufacturing and distribution firm Film Association of Rome. After 9 years in Italy, he moved again to the States the place he shifted his focus within the trade from movie to TV — founding the manufacturing firm Harmony Gold in 1983.
Harmony Gold performed an integral position within the manufacturing, acquisition, and distribution of worldwide TV programming. Under its first yr of operation, the corporate launched “Shaka Zulu,” one of the profitable first-run syndicated miniseries in TV historical past. The firm went on to launch “Robotech,” the 1985 Japanese anime franchise that Sony Pictures is ready to supply as a full-length stay motion characteristic with Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari producing.
Agrama is survived by his spouse; Olfet, his son; Ahmed Agrama (Lena), his daughter; Jehan Agrama (Dwora Fried), his brother; Hani Agrama (Roberta), his sister; Amina Ramzy and his grandchildren; Maya, Natasha, Frankie, Anjoum Anissa, Tayo and Marli.
Donations could also be made to Doctors Without Borders, World Central Kitchen or the L.A. Mission.
