Frank Agrama, founder and chairman of Concord Gold, which produced and distributed the favored Robotech motion pictures, handed away final evening at his house together with his household by his aspect. Born on January 1, 1930, Agrama was 93 years of age.
Agrama grew up as a toddler actor in Egypt who had his personal tv present, and he was incomes greater than his father, the Surgeon Normal of Egypt. He studied finding out medication and surgical procedure on the College of Cairo however he left Egypt to check at UCLA. He then moved to Lebanon to provide options in that nation till the Six-Day Conflict in 1967 introduced a productive interval to an finish. He then moved to Italy together with his spouse and two younger children and based Movie Affiliation of Rome, which produced and distributed over 20 titles a 12 months.
In a while, Agrama moved to L.A. to launch the groundwork of his firm, Concord Gold in 1983. Throughout its first 12 months, HG launched the favored Shaka Zulu mini, essentially the most profitable first-run syndicated miniseries within the historical past of TV.
In 1985, he exec produced Robotech: The Film, a profitable Japanese-American co-pro, which was directed by Noboru Ishiguro and Carl Macek. The movie was created by mixing footage from the Japanese direct-to-video film Megazone 23 Half 1 and the animated tv collection Tremendous Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, with very unfastened connections to the Robotech TV collection. The plot facilities on an intergalactic battle between visiting aliens and the individuals of Earth over robo-technology secrets and techniques.
Amongst Concord Gold’s different profitable titles within the Nineteen Eighties had been The World of Talisman (aka Beginning) (1987), Robotech II: The Sentinels (1987), Lensman: Energy of the Lens (1987), Across the World in 80 Days (1989) and Dragon Ball (1989). He additionally wrote and produced the 2006 film Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. Sony is engaged on a live-action function based mostly on Robotech, with Mark Canton (Energy, Freak Brothers) and Gianni Nunnari (300, Immortals) producing.
Agrama leaves behind his spouse of 70 years, Olfet Agrama, son Ahmed Agrama (Lena), daughter Jehan Agrama (Dwora Fried), brother Hani Agrama (Roberta), sister Amina Ramzy, grandchildren Maya, Natasha, Frankie, Anjoum Anissa, Tayo, Marli, and the Concord Gold household and pals. Those that want to make a donation on his behalf can contemplate Docs With out Borders, World Central Kitchen or the LA Mission, per the household’s request. There shall be a memorial at Concord Gold in Might.
