Frank Siedel was an American writer, historian, educator, and broadcaster.
10 Facts About Frank Siedel
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In 1947, Frank Siedel created and wrote the first scripts for the "Ohio Story" radio episodes.
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In 1953, Frank Siedel initiated a weekly television version of the Ohio Story.
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In 2019, the Hagley Museum and Library started a project to digitize and post online the movies and TV episodes Frank Siedel produced through Cinecraft Productions.
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The son of Frank and Mary Ann Junglas Siedel, Frank Siedel was born in Strongsville, Ohio.
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Frank Siedel attributed his home-spun story-telling style of writing to his experiences listening to the pot-bellied stove storytellers in his father's general store.
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Frank Siedel began his scriptwriting career in 1936 as a freelance writer, working for radio stations WHKC in Columbus, Ohio and WCAE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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In 1946, Frank Siedel started working with Cinecraft Productions as a screenwriter and he founded Storycraft, Inc.
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Alyce Louise van den Mooter and Frank Siedel had three children: sons James and Jonathan and daughter, Jeri Frank Siedel Audiano.
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Frank Siedel died on Catawba Island, Ohio in 1988 and is buried in the Catawba Island Cemetery.