The Facts of Life
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1960 | 103m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Melvin Frank |
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| Writer: | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama |
| Staring: |
| Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together--without their spouses--on vacation. On returning home they try to break things off, only to grow closer. A holiday together will finally settle whether they should end their marriages. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 14, 1960 |
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| Director: | Melvin Frank |
| Writer: | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | marriage, vacation |
| Production Companies | HLP |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Hope | Larry Gilbert |
| Lucille Ball | Kitty Weaver |
| Ruth Hussey | Mary Gilbert |
| Don DeFore | Jack Weaver |
| Louis Nye | Hamilton Busbee |
| Philip Ober | Doc Mason |
| Marianne Stewart | Connie Mason |
| Peter Leeds | Thompson, the Dry Cleaner |
| Hollis Irving | Myrtle Busbee |
| William Lanteau | Airline Clerk |
| Robert F. Simon | Motel Clerk |
| Louise Beavers | Gussie |
| Mike Mazurki | First Husband in Motel Room |
| Bess Flowers | Lady At Airport (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Man at Airport (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Melvin Frank | Screenplay, Director |
| Don Stott | Gaffer |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Kerwin Coughlin | Casting |
| J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Kenneth A. Reid | Art Direction |
| Ross Dowd | Set Decoration |
| Kenny Bell | Still Photographer |
| Jim Kirley | Grip |
| Wally Barton | Hair Supervisor |
| Charles Blackman | Makeup Artist |
| Layne Britton | Makeup Artist |
| Irma Kusely | Hairstylist |
| Walter Daniels | Production Manager |
| Jack Aldworth | Assistant Director |
| Jay Sandrich | Assistant Director |
| Joe Edmondson | Sound Mixer |
| Joe Lombardi | Special Effects |
| Della Fox | Wardrobe Designer |
| Wally Harton | Wardrobe Designer |
| Edward Stevenson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Ulla Bourne | Script Supervisor |
| Rufus Blair | Publicist |
| Joe Barnes | Best Boy Grip |
| Kenneth Meade | Assistant Camera |
| Kyme Meade | Camera Operator |
| George Rader | Dolly Grip |
| John Rougeot | Grip |
| Norman Panama | Screenplay |
| Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal C. Kern | Associate Producer |
| Norman Panama | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | N/A | Won |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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