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 Frank Tallman was born on April 17, 1919 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Capricorn One (1977) and Lucky Lady (1975). He died on April 15, 1978 in Orange County, California, USA.
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Frank Tallman was born on April 17, 1919 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Capricorn One (1977) and Lucky Lady (1975). He died on April 15, 1978 in Orange County, California, USA.
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Ironically, Tallman broke a leg while driving a go-cart with his young son. The leg became infected and a medical error created a situation where the leg ultimately had to be amputated. Even after this, Tallman continued his stunt work, learning to fly with one leg only, having been properly tested and licensed to do so.Partnered with Paul Mantz, formed "Tallmantz Aviation", providing aircraft, pilots and photography for movies. Mantz was killed flying for the cameras in the original "Flight of the Phoenix".He was the pilot of the Beechcraft D-18 plane flown through a billboard in the film, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. The sign had a Styrofoam backing, a piece of which lodged in the plane's engine when it crashed through with only inches to spare off each wing tip. He made it safely back to Chino Airport.During the filming of "Catch 22," he flew a single engine plane, with its spinning propeller, into what appeared to be a man standing on a raft, slicing it in half. It was actually a balsa wood dummy. After he struck the dummy, his flight controls went haywire and he found he could not properly steer the craft. He used his trim controls to get the plane back to the airport. When he checked the control surfaces, he found that the dummy's hand had flown up into the rudder, jamming it. He kept that hand in a display case at his Tallmantz Museum.On April 15th,1978, Tallman was making a routine ferry flight in a twin-engine Piper Aztec from Santa Monica, California, to Phoenix, Arizona under visual flight rules when he continued the flight into deteriorating weather, a lowering ceiling and rain. He struck the side of Santiago Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains near Trabuco Canyon at cruising altitude, and died in the crash. |
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Frank Tallman |
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Additional Crew,Stunts,Actor (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Frank Tallman was born on April 17, 1919 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for It\'s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Capricorn One (1977) and Lucky Lady (1975). He died on April 15, 1978 in Orange County, California, USA.Bio:Frank Ta |
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Ironically, Tallman broke a leg while driving a go-cart with his young son. The leg became infected and a medical error created a situation where the leg ultimately had to be amputated. Even after this, Tallman continued his stunt work, learning to fly with one leg only, having been properly tested and licensed to do so.Partnered with Paul Mantz, formed "Tallmantz Aviation", providing aircraft, pilots and photography for movies. Mantz was killed flying for the cameras in the original "Flight of the Phoenix".He was the pilot of the Beechcraft D-18 plane flown through a billboard in the film, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. The sign had a Styrofoam backing, a piece of which lodged in the plane's engine when it crashed through with only inches to spare off each wing tip. He made it safely back to Chino Airport.During the filming of "Catch 22," he flew a single engine plane, with its spinning propeller, into what appeared to be a man standing on a raft, slicing it in half. It was actually a balsa wood dummy. After he struck the dummy, his flight controls went haywire and he found he could not properly steer the craft. He used his trim controls to get the plane back to the airport. When he checked the control surfaces, he found that the dummy's hand had flown up into the rudder, jamming it. He kept that hand in a display case at his Tallmantz Museum.On April 15th,1978, Tallman was making a routine ferry flight in a twin-engine Piper Aztec from Santa Monica, California, to Phoenix, Arizona under visual flight rules when he continued the flight into deteriorating weather, a lowering ceiling and rain. He struck the side of Santiago Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains near Trabuco Canyon at cruising altitude, and died in the crash. |
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Additional Crew,Stunts,Actor |
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