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Virgil Frye. Actor: Easy Rider. Character actor Virgil Charles Frye was born on August 21, 1930 in Estherville, Iowa. A former Golden Gloves boxing champion, Frye worked in the cornfields in Iowa and was active in the civil rights movement in Alabama before he first began acting in films and TV shows in the mid-1960's.
Virgil Frye. Actor: Easy Rider. Character actor Virgil Charles Frye was born on August 21, 1930 in Estherville, Iowa. A former Golden Gloves boxing champion, Frye worked in the cornfields in Iowa and was active in the civil rights movement in Alabama before he first began acting in films and TV shows in the mid-1960's.
Mar 15, 2021 · Virgil Frye was an actor and boxing champion who was actively involved in the Civil Rights movement. Soleil's fans may never have known these things about her father, or that he was friends with Marlon Brando and Paul Newman.
Sean Frye. Soleil Moon Frye. Virgil Charles Frye (August 21, 1930 – May 7, 2012) was an American actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion [citation needed] . He grew up in Estherville, Iowa. He had two children, Sean Frye ( E.T. The Extra Terrestrial) and Soleil Moon Frye ( Punky Brewster ), and was the father-in-law of Jason Goldberg .
Feb 11, 2022 · Donna Thornton, The Gadsden Times. February 10, 2022 · 4 min read. The United States Civil Rights Trail identifies several areas in Alabama where pivotal events in the civil rights movement...
May 7, 2012 · A former Golden Gloves boxing champion, Frye worked in the cornfields in Iowa and was active in the civil rights movement in Alabama before he first began acting in films and TV shows in the mid-1960's. Virgil often played either tough guys or police officers.
Apr 4, 2004 · There is awesome footage in this film of many a young actor in the Golden Days of Hollywood, as well as of America's difficult transition through the Civil Rights movement. The camera's unflinching eye reflects alternately on the America of today, hopes lost and gained, and the America of Virgil Frye's colorful past, when those hopes were born.
