1. Coleman Chambers Francis was an American actor, writer, producer and director.
14 Facts About Coleman Francis
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Coleman Francis was best known for his film trilogy consisting of The Beast of Yucca Flats, The Skydivers and Red Zone Cuba, all three of which were filmed in the general vicinity of Santa Clarita, California.
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Coleman Francis was the son of William F Francis and Scytha Estes.
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In 1940, Francis headed for Hollywood to start an acting career.
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Coleman Francis's plans were initially interrupted by the Second World War, during which he served in the medical detachment of the 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division.
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In 1959, Coleman Francis formed a partnership with Anthony "Tony" Cardoza, a welder by trade, and together they created three films: The Beast of Yucca Flats, The Skydivers and Night Train to Mundo Fine, aka Red Zone Cuba.
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Coleman Francis wrote and directed the films, while Cardoza handled production duties.
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Toward the end of his life, Coleman Francis had a small role in Ray Dennis Steckler's 1969 movie Body Fever.
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Coleman Francis died in California on January 15,1973, at the age of 53.
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Coleman Francis is interred at the Columbarium of Remembrance in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Hallmarks of Coleman Francis' films include preoccupation with light aircraft and parachuting, coffee or cigarettes serving as props or centers of conversation and vigilante-style gunning down of suspects without trial at the films' conclusions.
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Coleman Francis looks like Curly Howard possessed by demons from Hell.
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Coleman Francis tried to pass off Lake Mead as the Caribbean Sea.
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Coleman Francis's films have the moral compass of David Berkowitz.