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Robert Frank (other)
Robert Frank (1924–2019) was an important figure in American photography and film. Robert Frank may also refer to: * Robert Frank (cricketer) (1864–1950), English first class cricketer * Robert Frank (sculptor) (1902–1975), Swiss sculptor * Robert Frank (SS officer) (1910–1944), German officer, Knight’s Cross recipient * Robert H. Frank (born 1945), professor at Cornell University * Robert G. Frank (born 1952), president of the University of New Mexico * Robert Frank (table tennis) (born 1990), Australian table tennis player * Whizzer (Robert Frank), a Golden Age comic book character * Nuklo or Robert Frank Jr., a comic book character appearing in Marvel Comics See also * Bob Franke (born 1947), American singer-songwriter * Robert Franco (other) * Robert Franks (other) Robert Franks may refer to: *Bobby Franks (1909–1924), American murder victim of Leopold and Loeb * Bob Franks (1951–2010), U.S. Representative from New Jersey *Robert Franks (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) was a Swiss Documentary photography, photographer and documentary filmmaker, who became an American binational. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans (photography), ''The Americans'', earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day Alexis de Tocqueville, de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. Critic Sean O'Hagan (journalist), Sean O'Hagan, writing in ''The Guardian'' in 2014, said ''The Americans'' "changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it. [ ... ] it remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century." Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage. Background and early photography career Frank was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Rosa (Zucker) and Hermann Frank. His family was Jewish. Robert states in Gerald Fox's 2004 documentary ''Leavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frank (cricketer)
Robert Wilson Frank (29 May 1864 – 9 September 1950) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played eighteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and once for I Zingari, between 1889 and 1903. Born in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, Frank was a right-handed batsman, who scored 430 runs at 15.92, with a top score of 92. An occasional right arm slow bowler, he bowled only ten balls at a cost of nine runs. He was capped In sport, a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football. In the ea ... by Yorkshire. He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1901 to 1913, the North of England in 1894, and for Northallerton and District in 1903. Frank died in September 1950, aged 86, in Pickering. References External linksCricinfo Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frank (sculptor)
Robert Frank (13 February 1902 – 22 June 1975) was a Swiss sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1902 births 1975 deaths 20th-century Swiss sculptors Swiss sculptors Olympic competitors in art competitions Artists from Basel-Stadt 20th-century Swiss male artists {{Switzerland-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frank (SS Officer)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 foreign re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert H
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert G
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frank (table Tennis)
Robert Frank (born 22 January 1990, Sandringham) is an Australian table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's team event. References 1990 births Living people Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Australia Australian male table tennis players Sportspeople from Melbourne {{Australia-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whizzer (Robert Frank)
The Whizzer (Robert Frank) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared during the period that fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The Whizzer has super-speed powers, which (in his original origin story) he acquired from an infusion of mongoose blood. He appeared in both '' USA Comics'' and '' All Winners Comics'' from 1941 to 1946, and was revived by Marvel in the 1970s. Publication history Robert Frank's incarnation of the Whizzer debuted in ''U.S.A. Comics'' #1 (Aug. 1941), published by Timely Comics. The character was created by penciller Al Avison and an unnamed writer. Source lists " Al Avison and Al Gabrielle" as that character's creator. However''U.S.A. Comics'' #1 (Aug. 1941)at the Grand Comics Database lists Avison as penciler for the character's debut, and Gabriele solely as inker, not generally considered a co-creator position. One source credits Stan Lee as that writer, but there are no other so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuklo
Nuklo (Robert Frank, Jr.) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the son of two characters featured in the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Whizzer and Miss America. Publication history Nuklo first appeared in '' Giant-Size Avengers'' #1 (August 1974), and was created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Dan Adkins. Fictional character biography Nuklo is the son of Robert Frank and Madeline Joyce, also known as the Whizzer and Miss America. He was born in the fictional town of Mount Athena, New York (where Project Pegasus is also located). The two retired from their careers as costumed crimefighters several years after the end of World War II, married, revealed their identities to the government, and took jobs at one of the nation's first nuclear power plants. When a radiation experiment went awry, the Franks rushed into a high radiation area to manually activate the damping rods that were malfunctioning and were exposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Franke
Bob Franke (born July 25, 1947, in Hamtramck, Michigan) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Biography He began his career in 1965, while a student at the University of Michigan, and performed at The Ark, a coffeehouse in Ann Arbor. After graduating from Michigan in 1969 with a degree in English literature, he moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend Episcopal Theological School. He left school to pursue a musical career, and has lived in New England ever since, currently residing in Peabody, Massachusetts. In addition to his performing career, he teaches songwriting workshops and in 1990, wrote a set of songs for a ballet based on ''The Velveteen Rabbit''. In 1999, the young adult novel ''Hard Love'' by Ellen Wittlinger, in which Franke's song of the same name features heavily, was published. Many of his songs have been covered by other artists, including Kathy Mattea, June Tabor, Garnet Rogers, Claudia Schmidt, John McCutcheon, Peter, Paul and Mary, and others. His s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Franco (other)
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Robert Franco may refer to: * Robert J. Franco (fl. 1980–1996), film set designer * Robert Franco (skier) or Robby Franco (born 1993), American-Mexican freestyle skier See also * Robert Franks (other) * Robert Frank (other) Robert Frank (1924–2019) was an important figure in American photography and film. Robert Frank may also refer to: * Robert Frank (cricketer) (1864–1950), English first class cricketer * Robert Frank (sculptor) (1902–1975), Swiss sculptor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
