Frank Pleasants
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | semi-retired art dealer |
| Location | PARIS, France |
| Introduction | I am an American expat, in Paris the last 45 years. Originally from North Carolina. Since leaving the U.S.A. I have been a journalist, translator, civil servant and art dealer. Presently I am a blogger. |
| Interests | good food (eating, not cooking), travel, cinema, theatre, illustrative art |
| Favorite movies | Grand Hotel, The Purple Rose of Cairo, La Dolce Vita, Radio Days, Death in Venice, Pennies From Heaven, Notorious, Singing in the Rain |
| Favorite music | Chopin, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, Ethel Waters, The Mills Brothers, The Ink Spots |
| Favorite books | The Go Between (Hartley), Loving Frank (Horan), The Human Stain (Roth), Ourselves To Know (O'Hara), Once Upon a Time (Vanderbilt), The Talented Mr. Ripley (Highsmith), Therapy (Lodge), Tender is the Night (Fitzgerald), Edith's Diary (Highsmith) |