{
  "id": 17846965,
  "title": "Sandy Frank Dies: Legendary Distributor & ‘Name That Tune’ Producer Was 97",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sandy-frank-dies-legendary-distributor-name-that-tune-producer-was-97",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T19:21:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/sandy-frank-dead-name-that-tune-producer-1237211476/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sandy Frank, the veteran TV distributor and producer, died October 20 at the age of 97. Frank is best known for producing and distributing game shows such as Name That Tune and The Dating Game as well as bringing Japanese monster movies to the United States. Starting out as a sales executive for Paramount Pictures […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}