Chapman, Frank
Biography
Chapman was born in Marion, North Carolina on November 18, 1909. He studied art in New York and worked as a newspaper and magazine illustrator, before moving to California (1945), where he started work as a set painter. Chapman moved to Arabia and worked as a painter in the oil industry (1951-56) and returned to the entertainment industry (1958), becoming known as "Handlebars" because of his rather large mustache. He worked on numerous projects including the television series Batman, Planet of the Apes, and The Legend of Jesse James and the motion pictures Johnny Got His Gun, The Poseidon Adventure, and The Towering Inferno . Throughout his life he enjoyed sketching, painting, and creating art. Chapman died September 26, 1985.
From the guide to the Frank Chapman Papers, 1946-1964, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections.)
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| referencedIn | Alumni Association (University of Michigan), Individual Photographs, ca. 1880-ca. 1960s | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Frank Chapman Papers, 1946-1964 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, ca. 1860-1969 (inclusive) | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Hemenway, Roscoe D., 1899-1959. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman residence plans [manuscript], 1931. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library |
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| correspondedWith | Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 | person |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hemenway, Roscoe D., 1899-1959 | person |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan. Alumni Association. | corporateBody |
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