Frank Baxter

Frank Baxter

Born: May 4, 1896
Died: January 18, 1982
in Newbold, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Frank Baxter was born on May 4, 1896 in Newbold, Camden, New Jersey, USA as Francis Condie Baxter. He was an actor and writer, known for Our Mr. Sun (1956), The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) and The Mole People (1956).

Movies for Frank Baxter...

Title: Cosmos
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 9, 2014
Type: TV
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.
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About Time
Title: About Time
Character: Himself
Released: February 5, 1962
Type: Movie
An entry in the Bell Science animated film series, on the nature of time.
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The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Title: The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1962
Type: Movie
A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches.
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The Thread of Life
Title: The Thread of Life
Character: Himself
Released: December 9, 1960
Type: Movie
Introduction to DNA by Frank Baxter and Bell Labs.
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The Alphabet Conspiracy
Title: The Alphabet Conspiracy
Character: Dr. Linguistics
Released: January 26, 1959
Type: Movie
Dr. Frank Baxter, with the help of The Mad Hatter and Jabberwock, takes young Judy exploring the world of language, in which she finds out that language is for doing more than just talking.
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Gateways to the Mind
Title: Gateways to the Mind
Character: Himself (as Dr. Frank C. Baxter)
Released: October 23, 1958
Type: Movie
The film presents how the human body recognizes and becomes aware of its surroundings. The various information pathways to the brain such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch are explored in a accurate but simple manner via human impression and cartoon characters!
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The Unchained Goddess
Title: The Unchained Goddess
Character: Himself
Released: February 12, 1958
Type: Movie
A scientist and a writer explain the various meteorological phenomena to Meteora, the goddess of weather, while giving an insight into the technology involved in predicting them and warning about the threat of global climate change.
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The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Title: The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Character: Dr. Research (as Dr. Frank Baxter)
Released: October 25, 1957
Type: Movie
Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids about the power of gamma rays and radiation.
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Hemo the Magnificent
Title: Hemo the Magnificent
Character: Himself
Released: March 20, 1957
Type: Movie
Professor Frank Baxter and some animated friends answer questions about blood. what makes it red? Why do little animals' hearts beat so quickly? And so much more.
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The Mole People
Title: The Mole People
Character: Self (as Dr. Frank C. Baxter)
Released: December 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five millennia-old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopatamia.
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Our Mr. Sun
Title: Our Mr. Sun
Character: Dr. Research (as Dr. Frank C. Baxter)
Released: November 19, 1956
Type: Movie
One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses—especially children—this film describes the sun in scientific but entertaining terms.