The prince of pansies, the squire of sissies, the friar of fussbudgets - all hail Franklin Pangborn, a pioneer who was upping the queer quotient decades before the first pump was thrown at Stonewall.
FRANKLIN PANGBORN
January 23, 1889 - July 20, 1958
January 23, 1889 - July 20, 1958
I've always loved that second pic of him...he just looks so devilishly happy!
ReplyDeleteMY HERO!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is going to sound very strange, but I have a student who looks quite like that second picture.
ReplyDeleteExcept 16...and black...and female.
adorable.