Death of Mark Frankel
Bill Groves
Anybody have any information on the passing of actor Mark Frankel
(Kindred, Fortune Hunter)? In Friday's Variety there was a full-page
memorial tribute to him. Was he ill (and that perhaps a contributing
factor to Kindred's cancellation)?
Andrew Johnston
In article <3256EC...@earthlink.net>, Bill Groves <tv...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
He died in a motorcycle accident (his bike collided with a truck) in
London on Sept. 25. His wife is pregnant with their second child.
mac...@value.net
Bill Groves wrote:
>
> Anybody have any information on the passing of actor Mark Frankel
> (Kindred, Fortune Hunter)? In Friday's Variety there was a full-page
> memorial tribute to him. Was he ill (and that perhaps a contributing
> factor to Kindred's cancellation)?
I read in ET weekly that died of injuries as a result of a motorcycle
accident in London.
ChrisRHood
Dear Bill & Mark Frankel Fans,
I was absolutely sick and have been in mourning since I heard this--what a
terrible tragic waste.....
> Copyright 1996 Associated Newspapers Ltd.
> DAILY MAIL
> September 26, 1996
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> SECTION: Pg. 19
> LENGTH: 347 words
> HEADLINE: 'Pig Farmer' star Frankel is killed in bike crash
>
> BODY:
>
> ACTOR Mark Frankel, star of the acclaimed British film Leon the Pig
Farmer,
> has been killed in a motorcycle accident.
>
> The 34-year-old actor (above) died in hospital hours after his
Harley
> Davidson collided with a lorry in West London.
>
> Frankel, who lived in London, shot to fame after starring as Leon in
the hit
> comedy about a Jewish boy who finds his biological father is a Yorkshire
pig
> farmer.
>
> He subsequently became a celebrity in America after playing major
roles
in a
> number of mini-series. His business partner Paulette Land said he had
been
on
> the verge of landing a leading film role in Los Angeles. 'He was about
to
make
> it really big,' she said.
>
> Frankel's death is the second tragedy to hit his family. His brother
Joseph
> was killed in a plane crash six years ago.
>
> He leaves a wife Caroline, who is expecting a second baby, and a
> two-year-old son Fabien. His funeral is due to take place tomorrow in
Weybridge,
> Surrey.
Nothing's Forgotten,
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CherylinGA
I am glad to see I was not the only one who noticed his death. I read
about it in Entertainment Weekly and was really shocked. He died at the
age of 34 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in London.
What a shame. Not only was he gorgeous, but I thought he had a great
future ahead of him as an actor.
Ian J. Ball
In article <53a3ai$i...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, chris...@aol.com
(ChrisRHood) wrote:
> Dear Bill & Mark Frankel Fans,
> I was absolutely sick and have been in mourning since I heard this--what a
> terrible tragic waste.....
Yes. This is reminiscent of the death of John Erik Hexum a decade ago.
It's really a shame, as I thought Frankel had great potnetial.
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Jackie Brady
In article <53a3ni$i...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
CherylinGA <chery...@aol.com> wrote:
:I am glad to see I was not the only one who noticed his death. I read
A friend of mine shared this article with me. I thought I'd post it
here in case anyone was interested. He was such a good actor on
Sisters , I was looking forward to seeing him in some more films
or shows.
> >HEADLINE: 'Pig Farmer' star Frankel is killed in bike crash
> >
> > ACTOR Mark Frankel, star of the acclaimed British film Leon the Pig
> > Farmer, has been killed in a motorcycle accident.
> > The 34-year-old actor died in hospital hours after his Harley
> >Davidson collided with a lorry in West London.
> > He subsequently became a celebrity in America after playing major
> >roles in a number of mini-series. His business partner Paulette Land
> >said he had been on the verge of landing a leading film role in Los
> >Angeles. 'He was about to make it really big,' she said.
> > He leaves a wife Caroline, who is expecting a second baby, and a
> >two-year-old son Fabien. His funeral is due to take place tomorrow in
> >Weybridge, Surrey.
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Mary N. Wilkerson
Mark Frankel was killed in a motorcycle accident.
Bill Groves <tv...@earthlink.net> wrote in article
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You've both just shocked the shit out of me and made me bawl my eyes
out. I loved Mark Frankel and I had no idea that he had died. I
haven't watched much TV or read anything for the past week or so, so I
hadn't heard anything.
I was mesmerized by him the first time I saw him on screen in "Young
Catherine" and then my heart melted again when he became Teddy's love
interest Simon Bolt on Sisters.
This man was very talented, and had a very bright future ahead of him
as a leading man in Hollywood. I am heartbroken that I will never
see him on screen again.
The very sad,
Paula
Glenis Reyes
Who is Mark Frankel?