The Facts of Life (film)

The Facts of Life
Directed byMelvin Frank
Written byNorman Panama
Melvin Frank
Produced byNorman Panama
StarringBob Hope
Lucille Ball
CinematographyCharles Lang
Edited byFrank Bracht
Music byLeigh Harline
Johnny Mercer
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • November 14, 1960 (1960-11-14)
Running time
103 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.2 million[1]

The Facts of Life is a 1960 romantic comedy starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as married people who have an affair. Written, directed and produced by longtime Hope associates Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is more serious than many other contemporary Hope vehicles. The film features an opening animated title sequence created by Saul Bass.

The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one for Best Costume Design (for Edith Head and Edward Stevenson). Lucille Ball was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress – Comedy.

  1. ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 Jan 1961. p. 13.