Celebrity Patrons
In past years, Vaudeville and other entertainment acts at local theaters were popular. Many performers, including The Three Stooges, Bela Lugosi, Duke Ellington, Liberace and members of the Lawrence Welk orchestra, dined at Franks. Recent celebrity sightings include Chicago news anchor, Ron Magers; Lonnie Quinn of “All My Children”, “Santa Barbara” and current Chief Meteorologist for CBS in New York; Michael Schumacher, author of Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton, Dharma Lion: A Critical Biography of Allen Ginsberg, Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald; and, Peter Tork, band member of The Monkeys. The most recent celebrity sighting is Food Network host, Guy Fieri, of “Guy’s Big Bite” and “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.”
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Famous quotes containing the words celebrity and/or patrons:
“Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.”
—C. Wright Mills (1916–1962)
“The drama’s laws, the drama’s patrons give,
For we that live to please, must please to live.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)