Frank Thorne (b. 1930)

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Name:

Frank Thorne Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: Frank Family name: Thorne

Other Names:

1. F. T. Type: Pen Name
   
2. Benjamin Franklin Thorne Type: Name at Birth
   Given name: Benjamin Franklin Family name: Thorne

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Schools:

1. Art Career School [NYC] ? to ?

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Signatures:

1. F. T. [generic]
2. F. Thorne [generic]
3. F. Thorne [generic]
4. Frank Thorne [generic]
5. FT [generic]

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Art Influences:

Frank Thorne (b. 1930) stated influences by:

1. Richard Corben (b. 1940)
2. Hal Foster (b. 1892)
3. Neil O'Keeffe (b. 1890)
4. Alex Raymond (b. 1909)

Influences by Frank Thorne (b. 1930) were stated by:

1. Jim Balent (b. 1963)
2. Steven Roman

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Memberships:

1. National Cartoonists Society Type: member

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Non Comics Works:

1. Publication Title: Bell Telephone bill insert (advertising) - Role: artist
   Employer Name : Bell Telephone [AT&T]
   Work Title: unknown
   Notes: Artist on promotional historical insert for Bell Telephone [AT&T], date unknown.

2. Publication Title: Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1966; 1968 - 1970
   Employer Name : Golden Press, Inc.
   Work Title: various

3. Publication Title: N. J. Bell Telephone Magazine (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1963 - 1968
   Employer Name : unknown
   Work Title: various

4. Publication Title: none (other) - Role: - Years: 1944 - 1954
   Employer Name : jazz band
   Work Title: musician: trumpet player

5. Publication Title: none (other) - Role: actor - Year: 1954
   Employer Name : Traveling USO show
   Work Title: magician

6. Publication Title: none (live show) - Role: voice actor
   Employer Name : Voice Actor: Played several Comics Conventions
   Work Title: voice actor
   Notes: Played several of his own cartoon characters at Comics Conventions.

7. Publication Title: unknown (book) - Role: artist
   Employer Name : American Gas

8. Publication Title: unknown (book) - Role: artist
   Employer Name : David Cook

9. Publication Title: unknown (book) - Role: artist
   Employer Name : McGraw Hill

10. Publication Title: unknown (book) - Role: artist
    Employer Name : National Council of Churches

11. Publication Title: unknown (television) - Role: voice actor
    Employer Name : Playboy TV Channel
    Work Title: unknown
    Notes: Voice acted several of his own cartoon characters on the Playboy TV channel, dates unknown.

12. Publication Title: unknown (book) - Role: artist
    Employer Name : St. Martin's Press

13. Publication Title: unknown (book) - Role: artist - Years: 1950 - 1959
    Employer Name : unknown
    Work Title: Flash Gordon
    Notes: Was an artist on juvenile Flash Gordon books during the 1950s, details not known.

14. Publication Title: unknown pulps (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1958 - 1970
    Employer Name : unknown
    Work Title: various

15. Publication Title: various (advertising) - Role: artist - Years: 1960 - 1968
    Employer Name : various
    Work Title: various