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In memory of
Frank "Nads" L Millen
July 27, 1941 - August 26, 2018
Jul 27, 1941 - Aug 26, 2018
Frank's timeline
1941
Born
July 27th, 1941
Elmira, NY
1957
1957 High School Watkins Glen
1957
Watkins Glen, NY
1958
Graduated from high school
1958
Watkins Glen, NY -Second lead in Senior Play, Hercules Nelson, The Boarding House Reach
1958 Senior Play
1958
Watkins Glen High School
1964
1964 Florida Southern College Theater Department
1964
Lakeland, FL
1964 At nearby Florida State University an excitable Jim Morrison decided to go to UCLA Film School in Los Angeles
1964
Tallahassee, FL Whatever Film School Bug that bit Jim Morrison also found Frank at Florida Southern as well as Jim Bryan and hundreds of others around the country
1965
Graduated from college
1965
Florida Southern College, Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland, FL, USA -President Senior Class, Pi Kappa Alpha
B.A. Theater
The excitable FSU student Jim Morrison and UCLA Film School cohort started a band. The Doors had first public appearance at the Student Film screening at Royce Hall.
1965
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA - Frank, Jim and Mike were there for the big night when the Doors started it all!
Frank attended UCLA Film School Fourth Quarter Enrollment
August 19th, 1965
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
1966
Acted in three UCLA Student Films, The Long Shot, Coming Soon and Dead End. Producer, Writer and Director of UCLA Student Film Corvus
1966
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Acted in UCLA Student Film Dead End
1966
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Moved
1966
Cabrillo Avenue, Venice, CA, USA Shared Apt with fellow film students Jim Martin and Jim Bryan. Hosted first end of quarter class party in December
After seeing Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls a high spirited emotional film discussion ended when a lamp was thrown thru a window crashing onto a biker neighbor's roof and he came running out into the street wanting to shoot somebody
1966
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
1967
Started a job at The Dating Game, TV commercials- Hamm's Beer and Dr Pepper-Actor
1967
Los Angeles, CA
1967 Room Mate Shuffle began-Tom Emming , Frank's Florida Southern friend moved in and Mike got a Hollywood Job at Columbia Pictures and moved out. Jim getting married in September moved to nearby Market Street
1967
Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA
1968
Moved
1968
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, USA - Moved into Westwood Apartment on Sawtelle with Pat Mc Gurk
1969
Started a job at two Independent Low Budget Feature Films as actor- Dirtiest Game-Escape to Passion. Also worked as Production Manager-Assistant Director-Assistant Editor
1969
Venice, Los Angeles, CA - Filmed Dirtiest Game Felicia Death Scene in Frank and Patty's apartment
1970
Started a job at second feature- Escape to Passion
1970
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
1971
Started a job at Columbia Pictures - Actor in Kris Kristofferson's first picture Cisco Pike
1971
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
1972
Started a job at McDonnell Dougles- purchasing expediter- Pat's uncle was corporate at Hughes and called in a favor
1972
Lived Culver Studios Adjacent
Got married to Patricia Mc Gurk
August 26th, 1972
St Augustine Catholic Church, Jasmine Avenue, Culver City, CA, USA across the street from MGM Studios
1973
Started a job at two Low Budget Feature Films -Actor in Boogievision and I Love You I Love You Not. Did Production and Post-production work on both films
1973
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
ACTED IN SECOND FILM -I Love You I Love You Not
1973
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
1974
Started a job at AVNET as Purchasing Expediter. Pat's Uncle did it again
1974
Culver City, CA
Actor in Independent Film- Beach Blanket Bango
1974
Los Angeles, CA
1975
Began Lifelong interest in Painting-mostly landscapes. Sold paintings in open shows and did commission works
1975
Culver City, CA
MOVED to Las Vegas. Jim drove the U Haul Van. Gambling Addiction led to Career change to Casino Blackjack Dealer Pat made the jump as well. Pat's Uncle had influence in many places
1975
Las Vegas, NV
1977
Started a job at Lady Street Fighter- Actor
1977
Las Vegas, NV
1979
Father- Frank Bailey Millen- died
May 16th, 1979
Watkins Glen, NY
1980
Mother- Florence Elizabeth Millen -moved in with Frank and Patty
1980
Las Vegas, NV
1981
Actor in Low Budget Horror Film- Don't Go In The Woods
1981
Lambs Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah
1984
Actor in Hell Riders Independent Feature
1984
Los Angeles, CA
1987
Got divorced from Patricia Mc Gurk
August 4th, 1987
Las Vegas, NV
1996
Got married to Nancy M White
December 2nd, 1996
Las Vegas, NV
1998
Lost his parent, Florence Elizabeth Lovell-Mother
March 25th, 1998
Las Vegas, NV
1999
Retired from Casino Blackjack Dealer
1999
Las Vegas, NV
2000
Got divorced from Nancy M White
June 7th, 2000
Las Vegas, NV
2001
Continued to Share a House with Nancy
2001
Las Vegas, NV
2003
2003 Started collecting Social Security
2003
Las Vegas, NV
2009
MOVED to WINTHROP, MA
2009
Winthrop, MA
Began Relationship with Amy Southwick. They met online on a Gaming site. Amy fronted his airfare
2009
Winthrop, MA- Jim Bryan drove Frank to the Airport after loading up paintings and boxes for storage
2016
Jim had a final visit with Frank. Went to Starbucks
2016
Starbucks in Target, Winthrop, MA - After a Film Conference at Yale took a flight back from Boston
2018
Frank's Guest house and unused Buick still wait in the weeds. Only feral cats stand guard
2018
Lufkin, TX, USA- Brionne Farm
Passed away
August 26th, 2018
Winthrop, MA
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