Frank Thring (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Frank William Thring (11 May 1926 - 29 December 1994) was an Australian character actor.Thring was born in Melbourne and educated at the Melbourne Grammar School. His father, Frank W. Thring, was the head of Efftee Studios, in Melbourne, in the 1920s, and is said to be the inventor of the clapperboard. Thring, Sr., was also a noted film producer (The Sentimental Bloke), and partner in the nationwide Australian theatre circuit Hoyts. Frank said his earliest memory is of his mother - Olive Kreitmeyer - standing on a stepladder in the foyer of the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, and arranging gladioli in the vases attached to the pillars.