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Frank Anson Richards also known as Frank "Cannonball" Richards and Cannonball Richards (February 20, 1887 – February 7, 1969) was an American carnival and vaudeville performer whose act involved taking heavy blows to his stomach.
He used a variety of pen-names, generally using a different name for each set of characters he wrote about, the most famous being Frank Richards for the Greyfriars School stories featuring Billy Bunter.
Frank Richards may refer to: Frank Richards (performer) , vaudeville performer the pseudonym of Charles Hamilton (writer) (1876–1961), writer of the Greyfriars School stories
Charles Harold St. John Hamilton (August 8, 1876 - December 24, 1961), also known as Frank Richards, was an English children's-book author. Born in Ealing, he is listed in Guinness World Records as the most prolific author of all time with a lifetime output calculated at 72-75 million words.
Oct 24, 2022 · Frank Richards, although forgotten today, became popular in the 20th century for taking a cannonball straight to the abdomen without feeling much nor any damage. Richards’ Past Richards was born in 1887 as a normal and healthy child that loved to be the center of attention.
Aug 23, 2017 · Meet Frank ‘Cannonball’ Richards. In the 1920s, he put his ‘iron-clad-stomach’ to the test, encouraging spectators to jump on him and whack him with a sledge...
bc. ' Frank Richards' was just one pseudonym of Charles Harold St John Hamilton (CH from hereon), born in Ealing, Middlesex, England on August 8, 1876. The most prolific boys' fiction author of all time (you'll find him listed in the Guinness Book of Records), Charles attended a local private school, Thorne House, His first story is said to ...
