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Frank M. Thomas

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Frank M. Thomas
Thomas in Sunset on the Desert (1942)
Born
Frank Marion Thomas

(1889-07-13)July 13, 1889
DiedNovember 25, 1989(1989-11-25) (aged 100)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California
OccupationActor
Years active1914–1965
SpouseMona Bruns
ChildrenFrank Marion Thomas Jr.

Frank Marion Thomas (July 13, 1889 – November 25, 1989) was an American character actor of stage, screen and television.

Biography

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Thomas's parents were Jesse and Virginia Thomas.[1] He first appeared on Broadway in 1914. Thomas also played many supporting roles in films from the 1930s through the 1970s. His best-known films were We Who Are About To Die (1937), A Man to Remember (1938), A Shot In the Dark (1941), Desert Trail (1942), and No Place for a Lady (1943). His last screen appearance was in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976).

He performed on television from the 1950s to the 1970s. He was president (Shepherd) of The Lambs (1962–63).[citation needed] At one point in his career, in 1937 alone, he appeared in 21 films.

He and his wife, actress Mona Bruns[2], were the parents of actor Frankie Thomas.[3] He died in 1989 at the age of 100, and is interred next to her husband, who also died at 100, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood, California.[4]

Filmography

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(Per AFI database)[5]

References

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  1. ^ 1910 Census, Buchanan County, Missouri.
  2. ^ "New Shepherd Elected by the Lambs". The New York Times. November 4, 1961. p. 14. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Frankie Thomas". The Independent. London. 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  4. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 742. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Frank M. Thomas Filmography". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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