Well, that was after the death of my mother. She died when I was 10 years old, and we had moved previous to her death, and I sold salamanders, at about the same age, 11 or so, I found at a lake that we had in my first 10 years. Read More
So you were a young businessman. Read More
I heard you used to sell salamanders?… Read More
When you were growing up, as a youngster, what kind of connections with animals did you have growing up?… Read More
I’m Frank Thompson. I was born in Bennington, Vermont. Read More
Oh (chuckles), my birthday is July 15th, 1928. Read More
What’s the month? What’s your birthday?… Read More
Thank you for taking me to China. Read More
That it’s a profession that attracts people who are really dedicated to what they do. I mean, and you really create a bond. I mean, what I’ve missed is I always knew if I ever got stranded somewhere, you know, a plane didn’t take off, I would just call the… Read More
That doesn’t happen anymore, ’cause nobody knows who Bess Frank is anymore. (laughs) But that’s fine. (chuckles) I just have my relatives on speed dial. (laughing) And how would you like to be remembered?… Read More
I don’t wanna be remembered. You know, it’s not about me. It’s about, everybody has something to contribute. So I’ve done my bit. It’s on to the next generation. Thank you, Bess Frank. Thank you, Mark Rosenthal. For your interview. Read More
What do you know about that profession that you’ve devoted all your time to?… Read More
What do you know about that, you’ve given all of those years, a major portion of your professional career to one profession. Read More
Having that span of years, what do you know about the profession that you devoted so many years of your life to?… Read More
In the profession, just to put a number on it, how long have you, how many years have you been in the zoo profession working?… Read More
I think that that’s a society has done that, I think. But yeah, so you, yeah, you just get your name out there in as many places as you can. But as I said, most people think that their zoo is the best zoo, they really do. Read More
Started ’74, retired in 2007. So that’s how long? (laughs) I told you I can’t do math. It’s a long time. But I retired early. I retired as soon as I was able to retire. Read More
How important is the community support and do you think the zoo can survive without it?… Read More
Can’t survive without it. Zoos are part of their community and without the support of the community, they don’t exist. I mean, most zoos have societies and the people who are on the societies are community leaders and they’re the ones who are out there talking about the zoo and,… Read More
You said, “I think they serve a purpose.” What’s the purpose that you think they serve?… Read More