Frank Muller
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Frank Muller | |
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Born | Netherlands | May 5, 1951
Died | June 4, 2008 Durham, North Carolina, United States | (aged 57)
Spouse | Erika |
Frank Muller (May 5, 1951 – June 4, 2008) was a stage and television actor, but was most famous as an audiobook narrator.
Early life
Muller was born in the Netherlands, the eldest of five children. His family immigrated to the United States when he was five.
Career
Muller was a classically trained actor who began his career working on stage and doing commercials. He spent many years on the New York stage, where he became a company member of the
It is as an audiobook narrator, however, that he was most famous. In 1979,
Motorcycle accident
On November 5, 2001, Muller was about to leave on a week-long motorcycle trip with a close relative when his wife Erika surprised him with the news that she was expecting their second child. After celebrating, Muller left on the trip. Two hours into the trip, he lost control of his motorcycle on the freeway when he accidentally clipped a construction barrel and was sent skidding into a median barrier at about 65 miles per hour (105 km/h). Muller was thrown from the bike landing on his head on the concrete. He sustained multiple fractures, lacerations, and abrasions, and was taken to
Muller remained hospitalized for six and a half years and died on June 4, 2008, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.[5]
In 2002, Stephen King, who had also experienced a life-threatening auto accident, organized a benefit for Muller with Pat Conroy, John Grisham, and Peter Straub. King went on to help found The Wavedancer Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping "mid-list writers, audio readers, and freelancers in the book and publishing industry."[6]
Personal life
Muller was married to Erika Muller and had two children. In 2003, the Mullers moved to a house outside Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, that was modified specifically for Frank's therapeutic and rehabilitative needs.
He died on June 4, 2008, at
References
- ^ Ric Johnson. "A Short Biography of Frank Muller". Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ Recorded Books - about_rbi Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ John Blades (May 21, 1991). "The Olivier Of Books On Audio Tape". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ Michael Ollove (March 31, 1996). "Hanging on His Every Word Giving voice: Audio books superstar Frank Muller vividly brings to life characters from Hamlet to Hannibal Lechter". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "Frank Muller, The Fight of his Life". 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "The Wavedancer Foundation, A Place for Freelance Artists". 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2015.