The two Frank Thrings

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**WINNER of the National Biography Award 2013 (Australia)** They shared a name and their physical resemblance was startling. And, both Frank Thrings were huge figures in the landscape of 20th-century Australian theatre and film. But, in many ways, they could hardly have been more different. Frank Thring the father (1882-1936) began his career as a sideshow conjuror, and he wheeled, dealed, and occasionally married his way into becoming the legendary ""F.T.""--An impresario, speculator, and owne…

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Full title :The two Frank Thrings / Peter Fitzpatrick.

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Publication Date:©2012
Edition:1st edition

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Publisher(s):Monash University Publishing
Place of Publication:Clayton, Victoria
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012

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Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781921867255, 1921867256, 1921867248, 9781921867248
oclc:ocn911266272
LC Classification:PN3018.T49
Dewey Decimal:791.4302/80922

Cover; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Part I: Frank the Father; Chapter 1: This Man's Father; Chapter 2: The Great Dexter; Chapter 3: The Operator; Chapter 4: The General Manager; Chapter 5: The Speculator; Chapter 6: The Impresario; Chapter 7: The Legacy; Photographs; Part II: Frank the Son; Chapter 8: The Succession; Chapter 9: He That Plays the Thring; Chapter 10: These Foolish Thrings; Chapter 11: Return of the Prodigal; Chapter 12: Frankly Thring; Chapter 13: A Thring of Shreds and Patches; Epilogue: My Father's Son; Appendix; Index.

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Acteurs -- Biographies. -- Australie Actors Actors -- Biography. -- Australia Australia Biographies Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture producers and directors … PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma -… Thring, Francis William Thring, Frank