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Chairman of the Board
   is a nickname for   
Frank Sinatra
He acquired the nickname after founding Reprise Records in 1961.

Entertainment > Nicknames - Male


Ol' Blue Eyes
   is a nickname for   
Frank Sinatra
Entertainment > Nicknames - Male


Frank Sinatra
   had a U.K. Number One single with   
Strangers in the Night
June 4 1966 for 3 weeks

Music > U.K. Number Ones


Frank Capra
   directed   
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films


Frank Zappa
   and   
The Mothers of Invention
Music > Backing Bands


Frank Barone
   appears in   
Everybody Loves Raymond
Entertainment > TV Characters


Anne Frank
   died in   
1945 aged 15 from Typhus in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp During The Holocaust
Jewish diarist, born in Germany

History & Mythology > They Died Young


Anne Frank
   was   
A Diarist in Amsterdam During WW II
She was a German diarist, but she wrote her diary in Amsterdam in The Netherlands from 1942-44 until capture by the Germans.

History & Mythology > Women in History


Frank Sinatra
   released the single   
Strangers in the Night
1966

Music > Sounds of the 1960s


Officer Frank Serpico
   was played by Pacino in   
Serpico (1973)
Movies > Films - Al Pacino


Frank J. Zamboni
   invented   
The Zamboni (ice Resurfacing Machine)
In 1949 Frank got the first self-propelled, single operator resurfacing ice machine working. He was granted a strong pantent diesign on the world first invention.

Science & Nature > Inventors


A&W Restaurants
   was named after   
Roy Allen & Frank Wright
Misc > Company Names


Gannett Company
   was named after   
Frank Gannett
Misc > Company Names


Mars, Incorporated
   was named after   
Frank C. Mars
Misc > Company Names


Frank Capra
   is famous for being a   
Director
An Academy Award winning Italian-American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films of the 1930s and 1940s, including It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Misc > Famous People's Professions


Anne Frank
   is famous for being an   
Author
Anne Frank's diary was published in 1947 in the Netherlands under the title Het Achterhuis (in English: 'The Annex'). The diary has been translated into more than 50 languages and sold millions of copies

Misc > Famous People's Professions


Frank Lloyd Wright
   is famous for being an   
Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright is without a doubt America's most famous architect, and yet he never attended architecture school. During his 70-year career, Frank Lloyd Wright designed 1,141 buildings, including homes, offices, churches, schools, libraries, bridges, and museums. Five hundred and thirty-two of these designs were completed, and 409 still stand.

Misc > Famous People's Professions


Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
   featured the character   
Frank Spencer
Played by Michael Crawford. The theme tune consists of the show's title spelled out in Morse Code.

Entertainment > Best of British TV Comedy


Frank Woolworth
   has the middle name   
Wilberforce
US businessman

Entertainment > Middle Names


Gary Cooper
   is the stage name of   
Frank James Cooper
American film actor, two Academy Awards, one Academy Honorary Award and one Golden Globe Award

Entertainment > Stage Names - Male


To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
   starred   
Gregory Peck, Frank Overton and Brock Peters
Movies > Movies of the 1960s


From Here to Eternity (1953)
   starred   
Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Deborah Kerr
Director: Fred Zinnemann

Movies > Movies of the 1950s


The Wizard of Oz (1939)
   starred   
Judy Garland, Frank Morgan and Ray Bolger
Director: Victor Fleming

Movies > Movies of the 1930s


Frank
   is an antonym of   
Secretive
Language > Antonyms


Frank Sinatra
   was born in   
Hoboken, U.S.A.
New Jersey. 1915-1998. Ranks among the most famous singers in the history of popular music

Misc > Birthplaces


Bullitt (1968)
   featured Steve McQueen in the role of   
Lt. Frank Bullitt
Action/crime/drama/thriller, also starred Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset & Robert Duvall, The film won an Oscar for best film editing

Movies > Films - Steve McQueen


Frank Capra
   directed   
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films


Masters of The Universe (1987)
   starred   
Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella and Courteney Cox
Director: Gary Goddard. Also starred James Tolkan & Billy Barty.

Movies > Movies of the 1980s


The Capitol Years, In The Wee Small Hours, Come Fly With Me
   are all   
Albums by Frank Sinatra
Misc > Common Threads 2


The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
   has the last line:   
“In Spite of Everything, I Still Believe That People Are Really Good at Heart.”
Movies > Films - Last Lines


Frank Zappa
   released the album   
Lumpy Gravy (1968)
Music > Albums of the 1960s


Stanley Frank Musial (1941-63)
   had the nickname   
“Stan the Man”
Sports & Leisure > Baseball - Hall of Fame Nicknames


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry (1971)
Clint Eastwood got the part

Movies > Movie Stars That DIDN'T Get the Role


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando got the part

Movies > Movie Stars That DIDN'T Get the Role


Anchors Aweigh (1945)
   starred   
Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly
Director: George Sidbey. Also starred José Iturbi, Dean Stockwell & Pamela Britton. Plot: Two sailors, one naive, the other experienced in the ways of the world, on liberty in Los Angeles, is the setting for this movie musical...

Movies > Movies of the 1940s


Danny Ocean
   is a role shared by   
Frank Sinatra & George Clooney
Frank Sinatra - Ocean's Eleven (1960), George Clooney - Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Movies > Shared Film Roles


Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
      
1
Music > U.S. Billboard Hot 100 - How Many Number Ones


"Songs for Swingin' Lovers!"
   was released by   
Frank Sinatra
1956 - inducted in 2000

Music > Grammy Hall of Fame Award Winners - Albums


"I've Got You Under My Skin"
   was released by   
Frank Sinatra
1956 - inducted in 1998

Music > Grammy Hall of Fame Award Winners - Singles


"My Way"
   was released by   
Frank Sinatra
1969 - inducted in 2000

Music > Grammy Hall of Fame Award Winners - Singles


"September of My Years"
   was released by   
Frank Sinatra
1966 - Album of the Year

Music > Grammy Winners - Album of the Year


Frank Lloyd Wright
   said   
"Tip the World over on Its Side and Everything Loose Will Land in Los Angeles"
American architect, interior designer, writer, educator, and philosopher

Language > Quotations


The Wizard of Oz (1939)
   starred   
Judy Garland, Frank Morgan & Ray Bolger
IMDB rating 8.2/10. Director: Victor Fleming. Wons Oscars for Best music for Original Score & Original Song. National Film Preservation Board, USA 'National Film Registry Award' 1989.

Movies > Popular Movies 1910 -1949


Paul Burkhard
   composed   
Frank V - Comedy With Musik (1960)
Music > Operettas


Frank Sinatra
   was/were the first   
To Release a 33 1/3 Long-play Record Album
“The Voice of Frank Sinatra” 1948

History & Mythology > Historical Firsts


To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
   starred   
Gregory Peck, Frank Overton and Mary Badham
IMDB:8.5/10. Director: David Lean. 3 Oscar wins . 3 Golden Globes and National Film Preservation Board Award.

Movies > Popular Movies 1950 - 1979


The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
   starred   
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh
IMDB:8.3/10. Director: John Frankenheimer. 1 Oscar nomination and Golden Globe to Angela Lansbury for Best Supporting Actress

Movies > Popular Movies 1950 - 1979


The Wizard of Oz (1939)
   also starred   
Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley
Although Judy Garland was always the favorite to play Dorothy, there were many other actresses in Hollywood who were also considered to play her. Among them were Shirley Temple, who was closer to the actual age of Dorothy and extremely popular at the time.

Movies > Films - Judy Garland


Frank Sinatra
   won the Golden Globe for   
Pal Joey
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, 1957

Movies > Golden Globe Awards - Actors


Emerald City
   was created by   
Frank Baum
Capital of Oz

Arts & Literature > Fictional Places in Literature








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