Frank Gorshin

Frank John Gorshin, Jr. was an American character actor, impressionist, and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and Tonight Starring Steve Allen. His most famous acting role was as The Riddler on the liveaction television series Batman.

Gorshin was born on April 5, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Catholic parents Frances, a seamstress, and Frank Gorshin, Sr., a railroad worker. He was of Slovenian ancestry. Frank Gorshins father, Frank Sr., was a secondgeneration Slovenian American whose parents emigrated to America from Slovenia. His mother, Frances or Fanny, ne Preeren, came as a young girl from Regra Vas, near Novo Mesto, the main city of Lower Carniola, in Slovenia. Both of Franks parents were active in Pittsburghs thriving Slovenian community. They sang in the Slovenian Singing Society Preeren, named after the great Slovenian poet France Preeren. In an interview, Frances said that her son, Frank, being the product of a Slovenian home, spoke mostly Slovene before going to school. At the age of 15, he took a parttime job as a cinema usher at the Sheridan Square Theatre. He memorized the mannerisms of the screen stars he saw and created an impressionist act. He was still in high school when he obtained

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