Oh dear. I was thinking about him the other day looking for a
birthday an ecard to send to him for his 60th. I always wanted to
meet him but I never got up the nerve to email him. I have it
written just didn't send it. I'm very sorry I didn't do that. :(
Please give my regards to his family. I'm sorry to hear a young one
good. My dad dead at 58 in 2001 unexpectedly so i know what its like
some what. Do you know when the funeral is going to be and where I'd
like to send a card if I may?
I'm sorry for your loss too Lisa. I hope you have as happy a
birthday as you can.







--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, Lisa Burks
<lisaburksonline@y...> wrote:
> It's with great sadness that I write this...  Franchot's youngest
son, Jeff, 59, passed away last week after a brief battle with
cancer.  It is a tremendous loss for the Tone family, and on a
personal note I've lost a friend who took great delight in knowing
that his dad still had so many fans around the world and on the
internet - you made him smile. :)
>
> This is a very difficult time for the Tone family, please keep
them in your thoughts and prayers.
>
> Thanks,
> Lisa
>
>
>
>
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Dear Lisa:

I'm so sorry to hear about his death!

Lynn
--- Lisa Burks <lisaburksonline@...> wrote:
> It's with great sadness that I write this...
> Franchot's youngest son, Jeff, 59, passed away last
> week after a brief battle with cancer.  It is a
> tremendous loss for the Tone family, and on a
> personal note I've lost a friend who took great
> delight in knowing that his dad still had so many
> fans around the world and on the internet - you made
> him smile. :)
>
> This is a very difficult time for the Tone family,
> please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
>
> Thanks,
> Lisa
>
>
>
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It's with great sadness that I write this...  Franchot's youngest son, Jeff, 59,
passed away last week after a brief battle with cancer.  It is a tremendous loss
for the Tone family, and on a personal note I've lost a friend who took great
delight in knowing that his dad still had so many fans around the world and on
the internet - you made him smile. :)

This is a very difficult time for the Tone family, please keep them in your
thoughts and prayers.

Thanks,
Lisa




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Hello Heather and welcome to the group!

Lisa

heather dymock <heather_dymock@...> wrote:
Hi i just recently joined,i am Heather aged 32 in Scotland,i love film history
and am a franchot fan!

I have three children and enjoy theatre,travel,history and books.

Hope to get to know other fans of this terrific actor!

Heather
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Welcome Heather! Its nice to have you here!
Jo



--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "heather
dymock"<heather_dymock@a...> wrote:
> Hi i just recently joined,i am Heather aged 32 in Scotland,i love
film history and am a franchot fan!
>
> I have three children and enjoy theatre,travel,history and books.
>
> Hope to get to know other fans of this terrific actor!
>
> Heather
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Welcome Heather! Its nice to have you here!
Jo



--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "heather
dymock"<heather_dymock@a...> wrote:
> Hi i just recently joined,i am Heather aged 32 in Scotland,i love
film history and am a franchot fan!
>
> I have three children and enjoy theatre,travel,history and books.
>
> Hope to get to know other fans of this terrific actor!
>
> Heather
> --
> For great tones, games and other mobile content visit
www.partymob.com/amstrad

Hi i just recently joined,i am Heather aged 32 in Scotland,i love film history
and am a franchot fan!

I have three children and enjoy theatre,travel,history and books.

Hope to get to know other fans of this terrific actor!

Heather
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I found this online I thought I would share it with you all.

http://www.filmbuffonline.com/Features/FranchotTone.htm

You're welcome Lisa. Wow, i think its time to retire your copy. I'm so
glad that they are putting these old movies on DVD so we don't have to
risk ruining an old copy.

As always have a great day
Jo

Thanks for the heads up, Jo!   I have a bad 3-4 generations old VHS copy, and
look forward to seeing in on DVD. :)

Lisa


Jo <texanjo@...> wrote:

Lost Honeymoon DVD can be pre-ordered at amazon.com.
Have a great day!
Jo




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Lost Honeymoon DVD can be pre-ordered at amazon.com.
Have a great day!
Jo

I'm pleased to share with everyone a terrific article about Franchot
Tone written by Brad Herzog and published in Cornell Alumni Magazine
this month:

http://www.lisaburks.com/franchot/cornell_alumni_mag.htm


Lisa
Moderator, Franchot Tone Biographer

I didn't have time to wish the Wildes congratulations of the new
arrival. I think it's great/interesting that he was on Franchot's
100th. May he have many happy years with few sorrows!!

  Jo



--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Burks"
<lisaburksonline@y...> wrote:
>
> Greetings Franchot Fans!
>
> Happy news to share: Cornel Wilde Jr.'s wife gave birth to a baby
> boy on Franchot's 100th birthday, this past Sunday, February
27th. :)
>
> Cornel Jr. is the son of Jean Wallace and Cornel Wilde, who were
> married from 1951-1981, after Jean's divorce from Franchot.
Despite
> a few legal battles over custody issues surrounding Franchot and
> Jean's two sons, Franchot got along well with The Wildes, and
> generally enjoyed a good co-parenting experience.  Their children
> (adults now, of course) remain close today.  The circle of life
> continues in wonderful, amazing ways, doesn't it? :)
>
>
> Lisa Burks
> Moderator, Franchot Tone Biographer

Thank you so much for your introduction of my website to all the
members here,Lisa.
And thank YOU so much for every thing to share with us for a long
time.

And thank you Jo to visit my site!
Hello members!

I am not good at English so much.
Reading somehow,writing it takes time for me.
So mainly I am here only reading, bisides making website and buing
photos!
I wish my website would be enjoied for people love Franchot.

And Happy birthday of Jean Wallaces'grand son!
Great happy coincidence!

Atsuko

--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Burks"
<lisaburksonline@y...> wrote:
>
> Hello all!
>
> I'd like to alert everyone to a Must See Franchot website that was
> created by (and continues to be beautifully maintained) by one of
> our own Franchot List members, Atsuko in Japan:
>
> franchot.exblog.jp
>
> Since she hasn't tooted her own horn here yet, I just had to do it
> for her! ;)  Please visit her page which is filled with lots of
> illustrations and informative documentation and links.  It
> translates to English, too!
>
> Thank you Atsuko (and your wonderful husband who encourages and
> supports your hard work!) for your dedication to keeping Franchot's
> memory alive, to educating film fans about his life and career, and
> for sharing your amazing collection with the world!
>
>
> Lisa Burks
> Moderator, Franchot Tone Biographer

Thanks Lisa for sharing that great site.
Atsuko your site is the best Franchot site that I have seen. Thank
for sharing all that photos and articles on him with the rest of us
francophiles. That's so sweet of you!. I give your site five stars.
Jo



--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Burks"
<lisaburksonline@y...> wrote:
>
> Hello all!
>
> I'd like to alert everyone to a Must See Franchot website that was
> created by (and continues to be beautifully maintained) by one of
> our own Franchot List members, Atsuko in Japan:
>
> franchot.exblog.jp
>
> Since she hasn't tooted her own horn here yet, I just had to do it
> for her! ;)  Please visit her page which is filled with lots of
> illustrations and informative documentation and links.  It
> translates to English, too!
>
> Thank you Atsuko (and your wonderful husband who encourages and
> supports your hard work!) for your dedication to keeping
Franchot's
> memory alive, to educating film fans about his life and career,
and
> for sharing your amazing collection with the world!
>
>
> Lisa Burks
> Moderator, Franchot Tone Biographer

Hello all!

I'd like to alert everyone to a Must See Franchot website that was
created by (and continues to be beautifully maintained) by one of
our own Franchot List members, Atsuko in Japan:

franchot.exblog.jp

Since she hasn't tooted her own horn here yet, I just had to do it
for her! ;)  Please visit her page which is filled with lots of
illustrations and informative documentation and links.  It
translates to English, too!

Thank you Atsuko (and your wonderful husband who encourages and
supports your hard work!) for your dedication to keeping Franchot's
memory alive, to educating film fans about his life and career, and
for sharing your amazing collection with the world!


Lisa Burks
Moderator, Franchot Tone Biographer

Greetings Franchot Fans!

Happy news to share: Cornel Wilde Jr.'s wife gave birth to a baby
boy on Franchot's 100th birthday, this past Sunday, February 27th. :)

Cornel Jr. is the son of Jean Wallace and Cornel Wilde, who were
married from 1951-1981, after Jean's divorce from Franchot.  Despite
a few legal battles over custody issues surrounding Franchot and
Jean's two sons, Franchot got along well with The Wildes, and
generally enjoyed a good co-parenting experience.  Their children
(adults now, of course) remain close today.  The circle of life
continues in wonderful, amazing ways, doesn't it? :)


Lisa Burks
Moderator, Franchot Tone Biographer

Hi Franchot Fans!

I wanted to share a press release that's being distributed to try
and get some media attention for Franchot's 100th Birthday
coinciding with the Academy Awards. Interesting point of trivia to
share if you attend any Oscar parties. :)

The story will be running on About.com Classic Film soon, and
hopefully elsewhere. Feel free to pass it along to any journalists
you may know out there. ;)

Thanks,
Lisa

----------------------

PAST BEST ACTOR-NOMINEE FRANCHOT TONE'S 100TH BIRTHDAY COINCIDES
WITH 2005 ACADEMY AWARDS

ACTOR'S 1935 NOMINATION PLAYED ROLE IN CHANGING OSCAR® HISTORY

Burbank, CA (February 7, 2005) – The 2005 Academy Awards will be
held on February 27, which also happens to be the 100th birthday of
the late Franchot Tone who was the last supporting player ever to be
nominated as Best Actor in Oscar® history, notes Tone biographer
Lisa Burks.

Tone earned his nomination in 1935 on the strength of his portrayal
of Midshipman Roger Byam in MGM's epic adventure "Mutiny on the
Bounty."  Lead actors Clark Gable and Charles Laughton were also
nominated for the same film, which won Best Picture, but all three
lost out to Victor McLaglen ("The Informer.")  Due in part to Tone's
performance, the Academy recognized the need to honor featured
players in their own right and the following year created the Best
Supporting Actor and Actress categories that are still awarded today.

"Franchot Tone's centennial coinciding with the Academy Awards
provides a wonderful opportunity to remind people of his
contributions to the film industry" says Burks, author of "Urbane
Rebel: The Franchot Tone Story" which she plans to publish in 2006.

Burks' interest in Tone was sparked in 1997 when she was struck by
his charismatic screen presence in the 1933 MGM film "The Girl From
Missouri" co-starring Jean Harlow. She learned, among other things,
that he was the first original member of Broadway's revolutionary
Group Theatre to be offered a studio contract, which in turn made
him the first Method actor to appear in Hollywood films. Off-screen
he was an influential vice-president of the Screen Actors Guild
during its early years and was instrumental in negotiating the union
into a more powerful position within the studio system.

"Reading through his clipping file at the Academy's library I was
immediately drawn to his intelligence and humanity, his willingness
to take career risks and his overall urbanely rebellious approach to
life," says Burks who has approval from Tone's family to write the
biography.

The Los Angeles-based writer theorizes that Tone is little
remembered today because he was not a self-promoter and remained
under the radar when it came to some of his more maverick creative
and business instincts.  "His ill-fated marriages to four actresses
including Joan Crawford and Barbara Payton often got more press than
his work and I think that's a shame because he was so much more than
a Hollywood Ex-Husband," says Burks.  "It's taken years of digging
but fortunately many of his career-related documents and personal
papers still exist and I've also been able to interview dozens of
people who knew and worked with him so his story has not been
completely lost," she adds.

Burks believes that while a small number of classic film icons
continue to be immortalized in multiple biographies, lesser-known
actors are overlooked for economic reasons. "Big names sell
themselves but I'm convinced that Franchot's previously unexamined
yet compelling life is equally marketable and deserving of
publication," says Burks.  "I've spent thousands of my own dollars
on research so I'm not in it for a quick buck. I'm writing about
Franchot Tone because his is an important story thread in the fabric
of Hollywood history that should not be forgotten."

For more information visit http://www.franchot-tone.com.

Contact:
Lisa Burks, Franchot Tone Biographer
(626) 229-8612 or (818) 972-9950
lisa@...

Aw i thought i read that it was april 23.
  It would be great. They might do it for you since you're his
biographer, which basically make you family right? (these are his
sons, his grandchildren and his biographer :D ) You're extended
family now. :) Gosh I hope we don't have to wait until september but
I bet you're right. If they can't put it on his birthday the next
place would his deathiversary.
Jo



--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, Lisa Burks
<lisaburksonline@y...> wrote:
> That's great, thank you so much for adding pix to the album for
all to enjoy!
>
> My bday is May 4, what a nice present that would be if they ran it
then, heehee. ;)  No word yet on their schedule, and yes, they only
change when someone dies.  They might do it in September on his
deathiversary (only a guess as haven't heard anything new.)
>
> Lisa
>
> Jo <texanjo@j...> wrote:
>
> --- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "texanjo@j..." <texanjo@j...>
> wrote:
> >
> > You're welcome. :D
> > Jo
>
>
> Hopefully they will celebrate his birthday in April( I think I
read
> somewhere that your birthday is in April?). They don't usually
> change schedules unless some one died.
> I hope you don't mind I put some pictures in the album.
> Have a good day!
> Jo
>
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That's great, thank you so much for adding pix to the album for all to enjoy!

My bday is May 4, what a nice present that would be if they ran it then, heehee.
;)  No word yet on their schedule, and yes, they only change when someone dies. 
They might do it in September on his deathiversary (only a guess as haven't
heard anything new.)

Lisa

Jo <texanjo@...> wrote:

--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "texanjo@j..." <texanjo@j...>
wrote:
>
> You're welcome. :D
> Jo


Hopefully they will celebrate his birthday in April( I think I read
somewhere that your birthday is in April?). They don't usually
change schedules unless some one died.
I hope you don't mind I put some pictures in the album.
Have a good day!
Jo





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> You're welcome. :D
> Jo


Hopefully they will celebrate his birthday in April( I think I read
somewhere that your birthday is in April?). They don't usually
change schedules unless some one died.
I hope you don't mind I put some pictures in the album.
Have a good day!
Jo

You're welcome. :D
Jo

This is great, thanks Jo! :)

Lisa

--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "Jo" <texanjo@j...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I thought I would give you all Franchot TCM schedule. Times are
> eastern
>
> Jan 6
> 9:30am Midnight Mary
> 11 am The Unguarded Hour
> Jan 16
> 6 am Suzy
> Jan 17
> 3am The lives of a Bengal Lancer
> Jan 18
> 6:30 Phantom Lady
> Feb 1
> 9:30 Mutiny on the Bounty
> Feb 9
> 6 am Dangerous
> Feb 21
> The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
> March 11
> 7:30 am They gave him a gun
>
> Jo

--- In franchottone@yahoogroups.com, "Jo" <texanjo@j...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I thought I would give you all Franchot TCM schedule. Times are
> eastern
>
> Jan 6
> 9:30am Midnight Mary
> 11 am The Unguarded Hour
> Jan 16
> 6 am Suzy
> Jan 17
> 3am The lives of a Bengal Lancer
> Jan 18
> 6:30 Phantom Lady
> Feb 1
> 9:30 Mutiny on the Bounty
> Feb 9
> 6 am Dangerous
> Feb 21
> The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
> March 11
> 7:30 am They gave him a gun
>
> Jo
Oops forgot to put the time for Feb. 21 4:30pm The Lives of a Bengal
Lancer.
Jo

Hi,
I thought I would give you all Franchot TCM schedule. Times are
eastern

Jan 6
9:30am Midnight Mary
11 am The Unguarded Hour
Jan 16
6 am Suzy
Jan 17
3am The lives of a Bengal Lancer
Jan 18
6:30 Phantom Lady
Feb 1
9:30 Mutiny on the Bounty
Feb 9
6 am Dangerous
Feb 21
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
March 11
7:30 am They gave him a gun

Jo

You're welcome! Well at least their celebrating his birthday. I happy to hear
that! :D Thank you.
I have the dvd of jigsaw. i had it for a whole month or so before i saw it last
week. I really liked it. I enjoy seeing Franchot and Jean more then I do
Franchot and Joan even though 'the bride wore red' is my favorite franchot
movie. I wished jean and him did more together.

Jo

That's terrific, thanks for the heads up, Jo!  :)

TCM has not set a date for the Franchot festival but it will be some time in
2005.  I will post information as soon as I hear anything. They do their 31 Days
of Oscar programming so Franchot and a lot of Feb/March bdays don't get same day
recognition.  The Ann Sheridan list was saying same thing (hers is one week
prior, on 2/21.)

Last night I got a DVD copy of Jigsaw that I ordered recently, it's much easier
to watch than the video I have which is dark and jumps a lot.  Worth getting,
and not very expensive, under $10.

Lisa

Jo <texanjo@...> wrote:

The scifi channel is having a twilight zone marathon on Friday Dec
31 and into Jan. 1. They will be playing Franchot's at 2am central
time on jan 1. You can check at yahoo tv guide to see you local
time.
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The scifi channel is having a twilight zone marathon on Friday Dec
31 and into Jan. 1. They will be playing Franchot's at 2am central
time on jan 1. You can check at yahoo tv guide to see you local
time.
Have a good day!

I hope it will be too. I loved talking on the jounal. I saw that high
commissioner is availble. I'm going to get my copy next month. Do you know what
day their going to celebrate Franchot's birthday? I ask because my birthday is
March 5 so I'm just curious if it's in Feb. or march. I noticed on TCM there are
going to be two movies on jan 6, two on jan 16, one on jan 18. then in february
1,9,and 21. march 11 has one scheduled but that's all and as we all know thier
subject to change.:P ;)
Too bad his birthday is oscar night :( however i'm happy to hear that they are
going to do something for his birthday. After I looked at all my TCM schedules I
thought some really bad things about them. LOL :D

Hope your holiday was a go one. Have a happy New year!
Jo

Hi Jo!  Thanks and same to you! :)

I'm hoping this list will be more active in 2005 - especially because it's
Franchot's 100th Birthday on 2/27/2005. :)    Turner Classic Movies will be
running a centennial film festival in his honor but not on the actual day
because it happens to be Oscar Night.

Other news: did you see that The High Commissioner is now available on DVD?  I
just ordered a copy, looking forward to seeing it.

Happy Holidays to all!

Lisa


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I just wanted to say I hope you all had Merry Christmas and have a
wonderful new year! ;)
Jo T. Smith




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I just wanted to say I hope you all had Merry Christmas and have a
wonderful new year! ;)
Jo T. Smith