Texas Chainsaw Massacre actor Paul "Franklin" Partain has passed away.
01-31-05 | 01:49 PM
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre actor Paul "Franklin" Partain has passed away.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre actor Paul "Franklin" Partain has passed away.
Here's his obit:
Paul A. Partain
Family-Placed Obituary
Paul A. Partain Paul A. Partain, 58, died Friday, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean E. Partain and father H.A. Partain. Paul is survived by his mother Jessie Labit of Lexington, sister Joyce Forest and husband Bill of Austin, sister Ednoa Rylander of Lexington, brother Jim Labit and wife Tamara of Honolulu, close friends Janet Reinhart of Austin and Lee Giddings of Hutto, and other relatives and friends. While he earned his living in sales, Paul s heart was in acting and music. A veteran of the Navy in Vietnam, he studied drama at U.T. Austin, participated in community theater, and appeared in several movies. Paul enjoyed meeting many fans of his most notable role as Franklin in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A memorial service will be held at Riverbend Church on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be directed to American Cancer Society.
Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 1/30/2005.
More info can be found here:
http://www.texaschainsawmassacre.net/RIP/Paul.htm
He was one of my favorite characters in the film. I hope he finally "finds his knife".
Zombie67
Here's his obit:
Paul A. Partain
Family-Placed Obituary
Paul A. Partain Paul A. Partain, 58, died Friday, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean E. Partain and father H.A. Partain. Paul is survived by his mother Jessie Labit of Lexington, sister Joyce Forest and husband Bill of Austin, sister Ednoa Rylander of Lexington, brother Jim Labit and wife Tamara of Honolulu, close friends Janet Reinhart of Austin and Lee Giddings of Hutto, and other relatives and friends. While he earned his living in sales, Paul s heart was in acting and music. A veteran of the Navy in Vietnam, he studied drama at U.T. Austin, participated in community theater, and appeared in several movies. Paul enjoyed meeting many fans of his most notable role as Franklin in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A memorial service will be held at Riverbend Church on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be directed to American Cancer Society.
Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 1/30/2005.
More info can be found here:
http://www.texaschainsawmassacre.net/RIP/Paul.htm
He was one of my favorite characters in the film. I hope he finally "finds his knife".
Zombie67
01-31-05 | 04:16 PM
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Franklin was one of the best characters ever to appear in a horror movie.
01-31-05 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by djtoell
He really seemed to relish meeting fans of TCM.
01-31-05 | 07:55 PM
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sad news
I always thought the Franklin character was entertaining.
I always thought the Franklin character was entertaining.
02-01-05 | 02:44 AM
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I met him last year at Cinema Wasteland in Cleveland. The other cast members said he was just as annoying off screen as he was on. Turns out he felt he wasn't that great of an actor so he stayed in character the whole time. It works. The chemistry between him and the other actors is palpable. They didn't realize until years later what a nice guy he really was.
http://paulpartain.com/
http://paulpartain.com/
