Harriet Frank Jr., Oscar-nominated screenwriter of ‘Hud’ and ‘Norma Rae,’ dies at 96

Harriet Frank Jr., an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who collaborated with her husband, Irving Ravetch, on more than a dozen film adaptations, including such classics as “Hud,” “Norma Rae” and “The Long, Hot Summer,” died Jan. 28 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96.

A nephew, Michael Frank, who wrote about his aunt’s formidable presence in a family memoir, “The Mighty Franks,” confirmed the death but did not cite the cause.