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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Francis Alfred Fillis]] on   March, 1880, in Dundee, Scotland, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] ([[Francis Edward Fillis]]) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]], where both his parents were performers with the John Henry Cooke Circus.  He was the half-brother of [[Adele Fillis]] and [[Cecil Fillis]].
+Born [[Francis Alfred Fillis]] in Dundee, Scotland, some time in 1880, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] ([[Francis Edward Fillis]]) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]], where both his parents were performers with the John Henry Cooke Circus.  He was the half-brother of [[Adele Fillis]] and [[Cecil Fillis]].
 Frank married [[Violet Dorothy Taylor]], the daughter of [[Herbert “Captain Joe” Taylor]], a famous elephant trainer, in 1928.

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-[[Frank Fillis Jr]] (b. Dundee, Scotland, **/03/1880 – d. Johannesburg, 23/03/1961) was a circus performer and thereafter a theatre manager.
+[[Frank Fillis Jr]] (1880–1961) was a circus performer and thereafter a theatre manager.
 == Biography ==
-Born [[Francis Alfred Fillis]] in Dundee, Scotland, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] ([[Francis Edward Fillis]]) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]], where both his parents were performers with the John Henry Cooke Circus.  He was the half-brother of [[Adele Fillis]] and [[Cecil Fillis]].
+Born [[Francis Alfred Fillis]] on   March, 1880, in Dundee, Scotland, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] ([[Francis Edward Fillis]]) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]], where both his parents were performers with the John Henry Cooke Circus.  He was the half-brother of [[Adele Fillis]] and [[Cecil Fillis]].
 Frank married [[Violet Dorothy Taylor]], the daughter of [[Herbert “Captain Joe” Taylor]], a famous elephant trainer, in 1928.

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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Francis Alfred Fillis]] in Dundee, Scotland, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] ([[Francis Edward Fillis]]) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]], where both his parents were performers with the John Henry Cooke Circus.
+Born [[Francis Alfred Fillis]] in Dundee, Scotland, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] ([[Francis Edward Fillis]]) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]], where both his parents were performers with the John Henry Cooke Circus.  He was the half-brother of [[Adele Fillis]] and [[Cecil Fillis]].
 Professionally he first became equestrian director and ringmaster in his stepmother’s circus.    In 1912 he was involved in the production of a film entitled ''[[I.D.B.]]'', in which both he, [[Adele Fillis]] and her fiancée [[Harry Vine]] had roles.  After [[Madame Fillis]] ([[Vincente Fillis]]) disbanded her circus in 1913, Frank Jr. joined [[African Consolidated Theatres]] and became manager of the [[Orpheum Theatre]].  In 1916 he played an army officer in [[Harold M. Shaw]]’s film ''[[The Symbol of Sacrifice]]'' and in 1918 he was the captain of King Solomon’s guard in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s version of ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]''.
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 For some time he managed the King’s Hotel in Johannesburg, but subsequently returned to [[ACT]] as a theatre manager.  The cinemas with which he was associated included the [[Astoria]] in East London and the [[Parysia]] and the [[Odeon]], both in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
-He married [[Violet Dorothy Taylor]], the daughter of [[Herbert “Captain Joe” Taylor]], a famous elephant trainer, in 1928.  He was the half-brother of [[Adele Fillis]] and [[Cecil Fillis]].  (FO)
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 Professionally he first became equestrian director and ringmaster in his stepmother’s circus.    In 1912 he was involved in the production of a film entitled ''[[I.D.B.]]'', in which both he, [[Adele Fillis]] and her fiancée [[Harry Vine]] had roles.  After [[Madame Fillis]] ([[Vincente Fillis]]) disbanded her circus in 1913, Frank Jr. joined [[African Consolidated Theatres]] and became manager of the [[Orpheum Theatre]].  In 1916 he played an army officer in [[Harold M. Shaw]]’s film ''[[The Symbol of Sacrifice]]'' and in 1918 he was the captain of King Solomon’s guard in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s version of ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]''.
-For some time he managed the King’s Hotel in Johannesburg, but subsequently returned to ACT as a theatre manager.  The cinemas with which he was associated included the [[Astoria]] in East London and the [[Parysia]] and the [[Odeon]], both in Rosebank, Johannesburg.  He married Violet Dorothy Taylor, the daughter of Herbert “Captain Joe” Taylor, a famous elephant trainer, in 1928.  He was the half-brother of [[Adele Fillis]] and [[Cecil Fillis]].  (FO)
+For some time he managed the King’s Hotel in Johannesburg, but subsequently returned to [[ACT]] as a theatre manager.  The cinemas with which he was associated included the [[Astoria]] in East London and the [[Parysia]] and the [[Odeon]], both in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
 == Sources ==

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 == Biography ==
-[[Francis Alfred Fillis]] (known as "[[Frank Jr]]") was born in Dundee, Scotland, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] (Francis Edward Fillis) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]],where his parents were with the John Henry Cooke Circus.
+[[Francis Alfred Fillis]] (known as "[[Frank Fillis Jr]]") was born in Dundee, Scotland, the son of showman [[Frank Fillis]] (Francis Edward Fillis) and [[Elizabeth Jane Carr]],where his parents were with the John Henry Cooke Circus.
 Professionally he first became equestrian director and ringmaster in his stepmother’s circus.    In 1912 he was involved in the production of a film entitled ''[[I.D.B.]]'', in which both he, [[Adele Fillis]] and her fiancée [[Harry Vine]] had roles.  After Madame Fillis ([[Vicente Fillis]]) disbanded her circus in 1913, Frank Jr. joined [[African Consolidated Theatres]] and became manager of the [[Orpheum Theatre]].  In 1916 he played an army officer in [[Harold M. Shaw]]’s film ''[[The Symbol of Sacrifice]]'' and in 1918 he was the captain of King Solomon’s guard in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s version of ''[[King Solomon’s Mines]]''.