User:Franko velebitan

Franko velebitan

This user is a Roman Catholic.

This user is of Croatian ancestry.

This user is male.

This user lives in Brisbane.

4064This user lives in the suburb of Paddington

This user loves silent movies.

This user is against the colorization of black and white movies.

FILMThis user loves John Ford films

This user is a lawyer.

This user just loves a good western.

This user is interested in
the history of the United States.

This User is a Fan of Elvis Presley.

HRThis user is into croatian history and culture.

This user believes Australia should become a Republic.

Just say NO to political correctness.

This user is interested in environmentalism.

FILMThis user loves a good John Wayne film

Hi,

Life & Travels

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Place of residence

Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (1st Generation)

Computer skills

Not spectacular but I am enthusiastic about knowledge and accuracy in its pursuit ..... hence my enthusiasm for Wikipedia

Languages

English (obviously), Croatian ( speaking - very good, written - limited), Spanish ( limited conversational)

Music

Elvis, Kinks, Cowboy Nation, Mojo Nixon, Giant Sand, Calexico, Green on Red, The Three O'Clock, Sid Griffin, Jason and the Scorchers, Immortal Lee County Killers, Shellac, Hank III, Dale Watson, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, American underground generally, Cugat, Dean Martin, Sinatra, Guy Mitchell, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, The Band, Bobby Darin, Chuck Berry, Del Shannon, The Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Roy Hamilton, Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman, Skyhooks, Let 3, Croatian klapa ...

Film Interests

I love old films... especially westerns. Actors: John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Tony Curtis, Steve Cochran, Robert Ryan, Barbara Stanwyck, Elvis, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Tuesday Weld, James Stewart, Ernest Borgnine, John Payne, Janet Leigh, Rhonda Fleming, Rory Calhoun, Joan Blondell, Rod Taylor, Stuart Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Richard Widmark, the Fondas, the Carradines, Marlene Dietrich, Marcello Mastroianni and lots others. Directors: The Old Masters: John Ford, John Ford and John Ford. Also Howard Hawks, Anthony Mann, Phil Karlson, Don Siegel, Wiliam Wellman, Vittorio De Sica, Edgar G Uklmer, Douglas Sirk, Jacques Tourneur, Federico Fellini, Nicholas Ray, Budd Boetticher, Sam Peckinpah, Samuel Fuller, John Sayles.

Writers

Hemingway, Dos Passos, L'Amour, Steinbeck, Hammett, Krleza, Bukowski, Ross MacDonald, Novakovich, Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Ivo Andric, Farrell, Richard Matheson, Raymond Carver, Studs Terkel, Greil Marcus, Louis Adamic

Articles I have created

• Marist College Rosalie,school
• Nunbait, a punk band from Australia
• The Headstones, a indie rock band from Australia

Articles I greatly expanded from stubs

• Godfrey Blunden,author
• Paddington, Brisbane, a suburb of Brisbane

Articles I have mildly edited

• John Ball,author
• Warren Moon,Soccer player
• Stan Pilecki,Rugby Union player
• Barry Maranta,businessman
• Hector Hogan,athlete
• Santo Santoro,politician
• Vince Hill,singer
• briscola, croatian variation briškula
• Sandy Nelson, discography
• Run Devil Run (album), Paul McCartney album

If you want to contact me, go to my Talk page.

cheers

Frank