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Francis Sidney Compton Mackenzie (/ ˈ k ʌ m p t ən /; 4 May 1885 – 17 September 1964), known professionally as Francis Compton and also known as Frank Compton, was an English actor. He appeared in several films and television programmes but was primarily known for his stage performances.
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule.
Francis Compton was born on 4 May 1885 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Witness for the Prosecution (1957), The DuPont Show of the Month (1957) and Studio One (1948).
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Francis Compton was born on May 4, 1885 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Witness for the Prosecution (1957), The DuPont Show of the Month (1957) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He was married to Mary Wetmore Wells.
- May 4, 1885
- September 17, 1964
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 was awarded jointly to Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material"
DARIEN, Conn., Sept. 18—Francis Compton, an actor for nearly 60 years, died yesterday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Stamford. Mr. Compton, who lived in Noroton at 50 Noroton Avenue, was 79 years...
Francis Crick was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist and neuroscientist, who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine. This biography profiles his childhood, life, career, achievements and timeline.
