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Frank Sidebottom Frank Sidebottom is a fictional comedic character created and performed by English comedian and musician Chris Sievey. Frank is instantly recognisable by his spherical paper-mache head (styled like an early Disney or Merrie Melodie cartoon), worn by Sievey during performances.
Frank Simms Frank Simms (born 1947) is an American singer and voice-over artist known for providing the voices behind such iconic characters as the Kool-Aid Man and the Honeycomb Craver, the bug-eyed, fuzzy mascot of Honeycomb cereal. He is one of the founding members and songwriters of the The Simms Brothers Band.
Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color is a 1956 (see 1956 in music) album of tone poems composed by eight notable mid-20th century Hollywood arrangers, with each composition based on the poetry of Norman Sickel.
Frank Sinkwich Francis "Frank" Sinkwich (October 10,1920 - October 22,1990) won the Heisman Trophy in 1942, while playing at the University of Georgia, the first recipient from the Southeastern Conference.The Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, Oct.
Frank Sivero Frank Sivero (born Francesco LaGiudice on January 6, 1952 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy) is a character actor, famous for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: Part II and Franky Carbone in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.
Frank Skaff Francis Michael Skaff (September 30, 1910 - April 12, 1988) was an infielder, coach, manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. Skaff's half-season as acting manager of the 1966 Detroit Tigers is one of the most unusual, and tragic, happenstances in baseball annals.
Frank Smythe Francis Sydney Smythe, also known as Frank Smythe (1900-1949), was a British mountaineer, author, and botanist in the early years of high altitude mountaineering. In the late 1920s he pioneered new routes on Mont Blanc and was invited to join GĂĽnther Dyhrenfurth's expedition to Kangchenjunga.
Frank Snepp Frank Warren Snepp (born 3 May 1943, Kinston, North Carolina) is a journalist and former chief analyst of North Vietnamese strategy for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Saigon during the Vietnam War. He is currently a producer for KNBC-TV.
Frank Sontag Frank Sontag (born July 6, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio) is the host of The Impact Program, a radio talk show which discusses a wide variety of topics. He is also a regular cast member on The Mark & Brian Show, a popular syndicated morning radio show; and he has recently had small acting parts in a few motion pictures.
Frank Spangenberg Frank Spangenberg (born July 26, 1957) is an American police officer who garnered fame in 1990 when he set the five-day cumulative winnings record on the game show Jeopardy!, becoming the first person to win more than $100,000 in five days on the show.
Frank Spaziani The 2004 Eagles were ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense, top 20 in rushing defense and top 25 in pass efficiency defense. In 2003 BC was ranked second in the Big East in total defense and rushing defense.
Frank Spinney Franklin "Chuck" Spinney (Born 1946, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio) is a former Military Analyst for the Pentagon who became famous in the early 80's with what became known as the "Spinney Report", which criticized the reckless pursuit of costly weapon systems by the pentagon, with disregard to budgetary consequences. Despite attempts to bury the controversial report by the Pentagon, it eventually was exposed during a Senate Budget Committee on Defense hearing, which though scheduled to go unnoticed on a Friday afternoon, made the cover of Time Magazine Mar.
Frank Spitzer Frank Ludvig Spitzer (July 24, 1926 - February 1, 1992) was a mathematician who made fundamental contributions to probability theory, including the theory of random walks, fluctuation theory, percolation theory, and especially the theory of interacting particle systems. Rare among mathematicians, he chose to focus broadly on "phenomena", rather than any one of the many specific theorems that might help to articulate a given phenomenon.
Frank Stagg Frank Stagg (born 1948-February 12, 1976 in Hollymount, County Mayo, Ireland), was a Volunteer within the PIRA, who was convicted in 1973 in Britain of conspiracy to commit arson. During his imprisonment, he participated in several hunger strikes.
Frank Stanton Frank Nicholas Stanton (March 20 1908 - December 24 2006) was an American broadcasting executive who served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and then vice chairman until 1973. He also served as the chairman of the Rand Corporation from 1961 until 1967.
Frank Starkey Frank Thomas Starkey (February 18, 1892 – May 14, 1968) was a Representative from Minnesota who was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Starkey began his political career as business representative of the local Milk Drivers Union from 1917 until 1933 and again in 1942 through 1944.
Frank Stephenson Frank Stephenson is an automobile designer, currently head of the Fiat, Lancia, and Commercial Vehicle Styling Centre in Turin, Italy. Stephenson was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Frank Steunenberg Frank Steunenberg (born August 8, 1861 in Keokuk, Iowa – died December 30, 1905 in Caldwell, Idaho) was the fourth Governor of the State of Idaho, serving from 1897 until 1901. He is perhaps best known for his 1905 assassination by radical labor union members.
Frank Stokes Frank Stokes (December 1887 or January 1888 – September 12, 1955) was a blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style.
Frank Stone (Dream Team) Frank Stone joined Harchester United in the summer of 2004 from Wigan Athletic with manager Don Barker. His greatest moment in a Harchester shirt was when he scored the winner against Barcelona which kept Harchester in the Champions League and took them in to the 2nd round against S.
Frank Stronach Frank Stronach, CM (born September 6, 1932 as Franz Strohsack) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp.
Frank Sturgis [Sturgis]Frank Anthony Sturgis (December 9, 1924 – December 4, 1993), born Frank Angelo Fiorini, was one of the Watergate burglars. He served in Fidel Castro's revolutionary army as a soldier of fortune, and later trained Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Frank Sullivan (film editing) A film editor from the mid 1920s on, Frank Sullivan worked on such films as "Fury" (1936), "Babes in Arms" (1939), "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) and "Woman of the Year" (1942).
Frank Sutton Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 - June 28, 1974) was an American actor who is best remembered for his role as the loud, hard-nosed drill instructor Sergeant Vincent Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.
Frank Swettenham Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham GCMG CH (28 March 1850–11 June 1946) was the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent Malaysia) which was formed by combining a number of kingdoms. He served from July 1 1896 to 1901.
Frank Synnott Frank Synnott (1889–??) — born Francis Allen Synnott in Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada — was an ice hockey star of the early 1920s, playing on the first two United States hockey teams, and winning silver medals with them in 1920 and 1924.
Frank the Combine Frank the Combine is a combine Harvester that in the film Cars represents a bull. After tipping the tractors McQueen and Mater are chased by Frank and escape he also appears in the bonus DVD film Mater and the Ghost Light.
Frank T. Caruso Frank T. "Skids" Caruso (December 26, 1911-December 31, 1983) was a Chicago mobster who, based in Chicago's Near Southwest Side (known as "The Patch"), was involved in illegal gambling and racketeering activities for the Chicago Outfit during the 1950s.
Frank Tarrant Frank Tarrant (in full Francis Alfred Tarrant (Melbourne, Australia, December 11, 1880 – January 29, 1951 in Melbourne) was an Australian all-rounder who played with great success for Middlesex in the County Championship in the years before World War I.
Frank Teschemacher Frank Teschemacher (March 13 1906, Kansas City, Missouri - March 1 1932, Chicago ) was an American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, associated with the "Austin High" gang (along with Jimmy McPartland, Bud Freeman and others). He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but spent most of his career based in Chicago, Illinois, although gigs sometimes took him to New York City, around the U.
Frank Thomas (NL baseball player) Frank Joseph Thomas (born June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-58), Cincinnati Reds (1959), Chicago Cubs (1960-61), Milwaukee Braves (1961), New York Mets (1962-64), Philadelphia Phillies (1964-65), Houston Astros (1965), Milwaukee Braves (1965), and Chicago Cubs (1966). He batted and threw right handed.
Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System baseball game that was released near the end of the Super NES' timeline. The game features realistic pitching, realistic batting, and features a likeness of Frank Thomas himself.
Frank Tieri (mobster) Frank Tieri (February 22, 1904 - March 31, 1981) was a high-ranking member of the New York Mafia. Nicknamed "Funzi" or "the Old Man", Tieri was the first mobster to be convicted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act that was primarily enacted in order to bring down Mafia bosses.
Frank Ticheli Frank Ticheli (born Jan 21, 1958 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where he is a Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California.
Frank TimiĹź Frank TimiĹź (born Vasile TimiĹź in 1964) is a controversial Romanian-Australian businessman living in London, United Kingdom, with interests in mining and oil extraction industries. The Sunday Times estimates his wealth at ÂŁ80m ($145m), and Sunday Times Rich List 2005 ranks him as the 607th richest person in Britain.
Frank Todaro Frank Todaro (d. November 8, 1944) was a high ranking member and one time leader of the New Orleans crime family briefly succeeding Corrado Giacona upon his death on July 25, 1944 shortly before his own on November 8 (thought to have been arranged by Sam Carolla).
Frank Trigg Dewey Franklin Trigg (Born May 7, 1972), usually known as Frank Trigg and nicknamed "Twinkle Toes", is an American mixed martial arts fighter, color commentator for PRIDE Fighting Championships and co-host of MMAWeekly.com's radio show.
Frank Tripucka Frank Tripucka (December 8, 1927) was an American college and professional football player. He played collegiately at Notre Dame University, in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals, and Dallas Cowboys, spent seven years in the Canadian Football League, and played in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos from 1960 through 1963.
Frank Turner Frank Turner is a burgeoning British solo artist, originally born in Bahrain. He has toured the UK extensively, and has completed several tours of Central and Eastern Europe since the demise of his former band Million Dead.
Frank Tyson Frank Holmes Tyson (born 6 June 1930 in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire) was an England cricketer of the mid-1950s. His fast bowling gave him the nickname "Typhoon Tyson", and both Don Bradman and Richie Benaud considered him to be the quickest they had ever seen.
Frank Urso Frank Urso was an All-American lacrosse player at University of Maryland from 1973 to 1976, leading the "Terrapins" to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1973 and 1975, and a perfect 10 and 0 mark in 1973. He is currently ranked fourth in all-time Maryland Men's lacrosse scoring with 208 career points, and first all-time in NCAA tournament scoring with 32 points.
Frank Urson Frank Urson (1887, Chicago, Illinois - 17 August 1928, Indian Lake, Michigan) was an American silent film director and cinematographer. Originally a photographer he moved onto cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company.
Frank van Hattum Frank van Hattum (born November 17, 1958 in Manurewa) is a former New Zealand soccer player who was a goalkeeper during the country's only World Cup finals tournament in 1982. His international career started in 1980, and he played a total of 41 internationals.
Frank Vaganée Frank Vaganée (born in Mechelen March 19, 1966) is a Belgian jazz saxophonist and composer. He has his own trio with Philippe Aerts recently replaced by Rosario Bonnacorso on the double bass, and Dré Pallemaerts on drums.
Frank Verdi Frank Michael Verdi (born June 2, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York) was a Major League Baseball player in 1953 for the New York Yankees. Verdi only appeared in one game as a defensive replacement to Phil Rizzuto at shortstop.
Frank Viola Frank John Viola, Jr. (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow, New York) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982-89), New York Mets (1989-91), Boston Red Sox (1992-94), Cincinnati Reds (1995) and Toronto Blue Jays (1996).
Frank Viviano Frank Viviano (born Francesco Paolo Viviano in Detroit, Michigan in 1947) is a Sicilian-American journalist and foreign correspondent. He attended De La Salle High School in Detroit and the University of Michigan.
Frank W. Boreham Frank William Boreham (3 March 1871, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England - 18 May 1959, Melbourne, Victoria) was a Baptist preacher best known in New Zealand, Australia, and England. (His birth coincided with the end of the Franco-Prussian War and he could say in later life that, "Salvoes of artillery and peals of bells echoed across Europe on the morning of my birth.
Frank Wakely Gunsaulus Frank Wakely Gunsaulus (1856-1921) was a noted clergyman, educator, poet, lecturer, writer, art collector, bibliophile, donor and social reformer. Gunsaulus lived in Chicago for 34 years where he was pastor of Plymouth Church (1887-99) and Central Church from 1899 until two years before his death.
Frank Walker (football player) Frank Bernard Walker (born August 6, 1980 in Tuskegee, Alabama) is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the NFL. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Tuskegee University.
Frank Warmerdam Frank Warmerdam is an independent software developer with a focus on Remote Sensing, GIS and Cartography, specialized in the development of geospatial data translators. He is best known in the GIS community as the author of the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library GDAL.
Frank Warren (American football) Frank Warren (September 14, 1959 - December 12, 2002) was a professional football player for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. The defensive lineman was a third-round draft pick in 1981 by the Saints out of Auburn.
Frank Washington Frank Washington was a black baseball player who, along with Carl Long, broke the color barrier in the Carolina League city of Kinston, North Carolina. Washington made his debut for the Kinston Eagles on April 17, 1956.
Frank Watson Frank Watson (born July 26, 1945) is a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate where he serves as Senate Republican Leader. Watson was Assistant Majority Leader from 1993 to 2002; the Greenville, Illinois native was first elected to serve the 51st District in 1983.
Frank Watt Frank Watt was the manager of Newcastle United from 1895 to 1935. However, he did not have control over team selection so technically he was not manager but rather the club secretary, as a member of the committee that at the time owned the club.
Frank Weatherwax Frank Weatherwax (June 23, 1902 – December 17, 1991) was an American actor and animal trainer. He is best remembered with his brother Rudd Weatherwax for their famous collie, Pal, the dog who became famous as Lassie in the 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Lassie Come Home.
Frank White (UK politician) Frank Richard White (born 11 November 1939) is a British Labour Party politician. On his second attempt, he was elected Member of Parliament for the marginal Bury and Radcliffe constituency in the October 1974 general election.
Frank Wiercinski Frank Wiercinski is currently a General in the US Army. During Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan then Colonel Wiercinski was commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) -- The Rakkasans.
Frank Wilkes Frank Noel Wilkes (born 16 July 1922), Australian politician, was Leader of the Labor Opposition in Victoria from 1977 to 1981. Wilkes was born in Melbourne and educated at Northcote Primary and Secondary Schools and Preston Technical College.
Frank Wilkinson Frank Wilkinson (August 16, 1914 – January 2, 2006) was a civil liberties activist, Executive Director Emeritus of the National Committee Against Repressive Legislation and Executive Director of the First Amendment Foundation.
Frank William Baxter Frank William Baxter (29 December 1869-22 April 1896) was a Rhodesian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frank William Foster Wing Commander Frank William Foster was born in London in 1887, although he was brought up and educated in the village of Stockcross in Berkshire. He joined the Royal Navy in 1903 at the age of 16, and saw action in many theatres of World War I, including the Battle of Jutland, in which he gained the DSM.
Frank Williams (basketball) Frank Lowell Williams (born February 25, 1980 in Peoria, Illinois) is a professional basketball player. As a point guard, Williams starred at both the high school and collegiate levels, but he has struggled to find a place in the NBA.
Frank Wilson (children's author) Frank Wilson (born 1948, Richard Frank Wilson, Bushey, Hertfordshire) is a children's writer and author of Gleda and the Sparkling-Cloth He retired from the National Probation Service in 2002 to concentrate on his writing.
Frank Wilton Baillie Sir Frank Wilton Baillie (9 August 1875 – 2 January 1921) was a Canadian industrialist who played a significant role in establishing the modern steel industry in Canada. During World War I, he turned his attention to the production of military aeroplanes, and was knighted for his contributions to the war effort.
Frank Woolley Frank Edward Woolley (born 27 May 1887 in Tonbridge, Kent, died 18 October 1978 in Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada) was an English cricketer, one of the finest all-rounders the game has seen. In a career lasting more than thirty years, he scored more first-class runs than anyone but Sir Jack Hobbs and took over 2,000 wickets at an average of under 20.
Frank Wuterich Frank Wuterich (born c. 1980), is a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and is alleged to have participated on 19 November 2005 in a war crime in Haditha, Iraq, where the Marines are accused of having murdered 24 civilians after a Marine had been killed in an insurgent attack.
Frank Wycheck Frank Wycheck (Born October 14, 1971 in Northeast Philadelphia) is a former NFL and University of Maryland tight end. Drafted in sixth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, Wycheck was released by the Redskins in 1995 and picked up by the Houston Oilers.
Frank Yablans Frank Yablans (born August 27, 1935) is an American film producer and screenwriter. He was executive producer of such films as Congo (1995) and Silver Streak (1976), and wrote and produced Mommie Dearest (1981).
Frank Zampino Frank Zampino entered municipal politics in 1986 as a councillor for one term, then as mayor of Saint-Leonard in 1990. As a result of the municipal merger, Frank Zampino became the borough mayor of Saint-Leonard and Chairman of the executive committee for the city of Montreal as of 2001.
Frank Zappa Frank Vincent ZappaUntil rediscovering his birth certificate as an adult, Zappa believed he had been christened "Francis," and he is credited as Francis on some of his early albums. As noted by Zappa and Occhiogrosso (1989), however, his real name was "Frank", never "Francis".
Frank Zito Frank Zito (February 24, 1893-August 22, 1974) was an Italian-American mobster who controlled criminal activities of southern Illinois for over twenty years providing protection from law enforcement and rival competitors.
Frank-Almoign Frank-Almoign, in the English law of real property, a species of spiritual tenure, whereby a religious corporation, aggregate or sole, holds lands of the donor to them and their successors for ever. It was a tenure dating from Saxon times, held not on the ordinary feudal conditions, but discharged of all services except the trinoda necessitas.
Frank-N-Dank Frank-N-Dank (real names Frank Bush, and Derrick Harvey) are an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. They also go by the names Frank Nitty (a reference to the 1930s crime boss Frank Nitti) and Dankery Jones.
Frank-Starling law of the heart The Frank-Starling law of the heart (also known as Starling's law or the Frank-Starling mechanism) states that the more the ventricle is filled with blood during diastole (end-diastolic volume), the greater the volume of ejected blood will be during the resulting systolic contraction (stroke volume).
Frank, Alberta Frank is a small community in the Crowsnest Pass at the southern end of the Canadian Rockies, and lies within the province of Alberta, Canada. It has been part of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass (population: about 6500) since 1979.
Franka Franka is a popular Dutch comic book series and strip cartoon, drawn and written since the mid 1970s by the graphic artist Henk Kuijpers. The principal character is a strong female sleuth who solves mysteries in exotic locales.
Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch (born January 22, 1968 in Wolgast) is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at two World Championships in Athletics. She won the 1998 European Championships and 1999 World Championships, but didn't return to the podium until her win at the 2005 World Championships.
Frankalmoin Frankalmoin (from Norman French fraunch aumoyne “free alms”) was one of the feudal duties and hence land tenure forms in feudal England by which an ecclesiastical body held land, in return for saying prayers and masses for the soul of the granter. Not only was secular service frequently not due but in the twelfth and thirteenth century jurisdiction over land so held belonged to the ecclesiastical courts.
Frank–Wolfe algorithm The Frank–Wolfe algorithm, also known as the convex combination algorithm, is a classic algorithm in operations research (OR). It was originally proposed by Marguerite Frank and Phil Wolfe in 1956 as a procedure for solving quadratic programming problems with linear constraints.
Frankby Frankby is a hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. From the Old Norse for "frenchman's farm", mentioned in the Domesday book entry for neighbouring Greasby is a free frenchman.
Franke Franke of Switzerland is the worldÂąs leading sink manufacturer and renowned for a commitment to quality and an unmistakable flair for design, using the finest materials and state-of-the-art production technology.
Franke Institute for the Humanities The Franke Institute for the Humanities is located in Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago. It promotes sharp, rigorous scholarship in the humanities and social sciences by sponsoring research fellows, organizing talks, workshops, and conferences, and attracting participants from the university, the city of Chicago, and a global community of artists, academics, and other interested audiences.
Frankenhole Frankenhole: The Reanimation of Dead Tissue is the remastered rerelease of industrial band Bile's first two studio albums, Suckpump and Teknowhore. The radio edit version of "Ura Fucking Loser" was added to the first CD.
Frankenmachine Frankenmachine is slang for a computer that has been cobbled together from various new and old components. Frankenmachines are usually built by technical enthusiasts or other geeks who are either interested in just making them work or saving money.
Frankenstein Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel by Mary Shelley, first published anonymously in London, but more often known by the revised third edition of 1831 under her own name. It is a novel infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement.
Frankenstein (1931 film) Frankenstein is a 1931 horror film from Universal Pictures directed by James Whale and very loosely based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The film stars Colin Clive, Dwight Frye, Edward van Sloan, and Boris Karloff.
Frankenstein (DC Comics) Frankenstein is a DC Comics character who was revamped by Grant Morrison and Doug Mahnke in 2005. He is a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory, and a reworking of Len Wein's Spawn of Frankenstein concept, which is based on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's original Frankenstein's monster, to whom he bears a strong physical and mental resemblance.
Frankenstein (superhero) A character based on the literary and movie monster Frankenstein was the star of a short-lived attempt by Dell Comics to publish superhero comic books based on the Universal Pictures monsters. The other two characters used were Dracula and the Werewolf.
Frankenstein complex In Isaac Asimov's robot novels, the Frankenstein complex is a colloquial term for the fear of robots. Asimov's stories predict that the phobia will be widespread against machines that resemble people (see android).
Frankenstein Conquers the World is a tokusatsu kaiju/horror film produced in 1965 by Toho Company Ltd.. This film features a Japanized version of the Frankenstein Monster, who becomes giant-sized to fight a giant subterranean monster, Baragon.
Frankenstein in popular culture Frankenstein in popular culture lists the many ways the novel Frankenstein, and Frankenstein's monster, have influenced film, tv, games and popular culture in general and the many derivative works it has inspired.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, released in 1943, is an American horror film produced by Universal Studios. It was the first of a series of "ensemble" monster films combining characters from several film series.
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is a British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Film Productions in 1969. The cast includes Peter Cushing (Baron Frankenstein), Freddie Jones (the Creature), Veronica Carlson and Simon Ward.
Frankenstein Unbound Frankenstein Unbound is a 1990 horror movie based on Brian Aldiss' novel of the same name. This film was directed by famed independent filmmaker Roger Corman, who also directed such films as The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death.
Frankenstein's Aunt Frankenstein's Aunt is the protagonist of 2 novels by Allan Rune Pettersson and a 7-episode TV miniseries based on the first one. The story is an intelligent humorous adaptation of the classic Frankenstein tale.
Frankenstein's monster Frankenstein's monster (sometimes Frankenstein's creature or the Frankenstein monster or even Frankenstein) is a creature first appearing in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. In the novel it has no name and is variously referred to as "the creature," "the fiend," "the daemon," or "the wretch.
Frankenstrat Frankenstrat is a slang name given to modified stratocaster guitars that have been built using parts from other guitars. One of the more famous Frankenstrats is Eddie Van Halen's (Which is often referred to simply as the Frankenstrat), and the "Frankenstraat Monster" created by luthier, Frankenstraat.
Frankenwald The Frankenwald (Franconian Forest) is a mid-altitude mountain range in Northern Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the district Oberfranken and forms the geological connection between the Fichtelgebirge and the Thuringian Forest.
Frankford Avenue Bridge The Frankford Avenue Bridge, erected in 1697 in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, over Pennypack Creek, is believed to be the oldest stone bridge in continuous use in the United States.

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