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Frank Ford (farmer) (1890–1983), prime minister of Australia
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Frank Ford is the name of: *Frank Ford (Australian politician) (born 1936), Australian politician * Frank Ford (theatre personality), (1935–2018) Australian writer and director * Frank Ford (broadcaster) (1916–2009), Philadelphia radio host *Frankie Ford (1939–2015), U.S. singer * Frank Ford (footballer) (1907–1974), Australian rules footballer * Frank Ford (priest) (1902–1976), Archdeacon of the East Riding from 1957 to 1970 * Frank C. Ford (1873–1965), Canadian lawyer See also * Francis Ford (other) *Frank Deford (1938–2017), American sportswriter and novelist *Frank Forde Francis Michael Forde (18 July 189028 January 1983) was an Australian politician who served as prime minister of Australia from 6 to 13 July 1945. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1932 to 1946. He served as pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ford (Australian Politician)
Frank Allen Ford (born 10 August 1936) is a former Australian businessman and politician. He represented the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993, representing the Victorian seat of Dunkley. In 1996 he was convicted of fraud relating to the liquidation of his engineering firm. Early life Ford was born in Adelaide on 10 August 1936. He was the managing director of a rollover protection structure (ROPS) engineering firm, Safety ROPS (Aust) Pty Ltd. He served on the Victorian council of the Australian Small Business Association, including as state president for a period. Politics Ford was elected to parliament at the 1990 federal election, defeating the incumbent Australian Labor Party (ALP) member Bob Chynoweth in the Division of Dunkley. He was identified as a member of the "New Right" faction and had earlier stood for Liberal preselection in the Division of Goldstein against the incumbent MP Ian Macphee. In parliament, Ford served on the Joint S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ford (theatre Personality)
Frank John Ford (18 March 1935 – 27 September 2018) was an Australian freelance writer, director, dramaturg and drama lecturer. Biography He studied acting, drama theory, dramaturgy, directing and cinema in his degrees: M.F.A. (Theatre Arts) from Columbia University, New York (Awarded the Richard Rodgers Scholarship); Certificate in Arts Administration, Harvard Business School; A.D.B (Associate of the Drama Board) London and B.A. University of Sydney. He was an author and director of opera, music theatre, cabaret, experimental theatre, modern and classic drama and multi-media productions. His plays, adaptations and cabarets have been performed in Australia and overseas. He was former Head of the Department of Drama at Adelaide University and held various teaching, directing and arts administration positions here and overseas. He was Founding Chair of the art festival Adelaide Fringe Festival in 1975, and its first Honorary Life Member. He initiated the Adelaide Cabaret Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ford (broadcaster)
Frank Ford was the stage name of Edward Felbin (September 30, 1916 – March 3, 2009), a Philadelphia radio talk show host. Along with partners Lee Guber and Shelly Gross, Ford founded the Valley Forge Music Fair in 1955 and the Westbury Music Fair the following year. He served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public, from 1957 to 1962. He was married to Lynne Abraham, a former judge and District Attorney of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Frank Ford profile Accessed June 25, 2009. Early life and education Born as Edward Felbin, he grew up in the neighborhood of upper |
Frankie Ford
Frankie Ford (August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise". Biography He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, as Vincent Francis Guzzo, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo, who named him Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr. He learned to sing and dance at an early age, and when at high school joined a group, the Syncopators, as singer and pianist. He was spotted by manager Joe Caronna, who took him to Johnny Vincent of Ace Records. Taking the stage name Frankie Ford, he made his first recordings for Ace in 1958. He toured locally in Louisiana, before recording a vocal overdub on the song "Sea Cruise", a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith with his group, the Clowns, and featuring overdubbed bells and ships' horns. As Smith already had a record in the charts, and was away touring, the record label decided to release Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ford (footballer)
Francis Noel Ford (25 December 1907 – 18 March 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond Football Club, Richmond and Essendon Football Club, Essendon in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2007). Family The son of Thomas Henry Ford (1880-1950), and Elizabeth Ellen Ford (1878-1956), née Thomas, Francis Noel Ford was born at Tallygaroopna, Tallygaroopna, Victoria on 25 December 1907. His older brother, Bill Ford (footballer), William Thomas "Bill" Ford (1906–1984), played for Richmond and Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn in the VFL, and for Camberwell Football Club, Camberwell in the VFA. Football Ford, a rover and forward, was the leading goal-kicker in the 1929 Bendigo Football League season with 62 goals. The Sandhurst Football Club, Sandhurst player made 16 appearances for Richmond in 1931. The last of those was their 1931 VFL Grand Final loss, which he started from a forward pocket. He joined Essendon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ford (priest)
Frank Edward Ford (9 July 1902 – 26 November 1976) was the Archdeacon of the East Riding from 1957 to 1970. Ford was educated at Lancing College and Hertford College, Oxford. He was ordained after a period of study at Westcott House, Cambridge and ordained in 1928. After a curacy at St Chrysotom Victoria Park, Manchester he worked for Toc H in various capacities from 1929 to 1940. He held incumbencies at St John Newland and St Thomas, Scarborough before his Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...’s appointment; and Bainton afterwards. References 1902 births People educated at Lancing College Alumni of Westcott House, Cambridge Archdeacons of the East Riding 1976 deaths Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford {{York-archde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank C
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Ford (other)
Francis Ford may refer to: *Francis Ford (actor) (1881–1953), American actor, writer and film director *Francis Ford (cricketer) (1866–1940), English cricketer, who played cricket in the late 19th century *Francis Ford (politician), Canadian Liberal party politician who was involved in politics in Edmonton (provincial electoral district), Edmonton *Francis Ford (judge) (1882–1975), United States Federal Judge from Boston, Massachusetts *Francis Thomas Ford (1877–1946), English engineer and inventor *Francis Xavier Ford (1892–1952), Roman Catholic bishop and martyr *Sir (Francis) Clare Ford (1828–1899), English diplomat See also *Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939), American film director, producer and screenwriter *Frank Ford (other) *Frances Ford Seymour (female, 1908–1950), socialite *Francis Forde (other) {{hndis, Ford, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Deford
Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's ''Morning Edition'' radio program. Deford wrote for ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine from 1962 until his death in 2017, and was a correspondent for the ''Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel'' television program on HBO. He wrote 18 books, nine of them novels. A member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, Deford was six times voted National Sportswriter of the Year by the members of that organization, and was twice voted Magazine Writer of the Year by the ''Washington Journalism Review''. In 2012, Deford became the first magazine recipient of the Red Smith Award. In 2013, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal, was presented with the William Allen White Citation for "excellence in journalism" by the University of Kansas, and became the first sports j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |