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  2. Victor Frankenstein - Wikipedia

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    Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character who first appeared as the titular main protagonist of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.He is a Swiss scientist (born in Naples, Italy) who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living things, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature (often referred to as ...

  3. Frankenstein - Wikipedia

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    Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously ...

  4. Frankenstein: The True Story - Wikipedia

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    Frankenstein: The True Story is a 1973 British made-for-television film loosely based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. It was directed by Jack Smight , and the screenplay was written by novelist Christopher Isherwood and his longtime partner Don Bachardy .

  5. In the flesh: Real-life players and novel characters in 'Mary ...

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    Percy, played John Patrick Hayden, takes up the part of the protagonist, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, propelled by the scourge of mortality to seek a path to eternal or at least a long and health life.

  6. Elizabeth Lavenza - Wikipedia

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    Born in Italy, Elizabeth Lavenza was adopted by Victor's family.In the first edition (1818), she is the daughter of Victor's aunt and her Italian husband. After her mother's death, Elizabeth's father—intending to remarry—writes to Victor's father and asks if he and his wife would like to adopt the child and spare her being raised by a stepmother (as Mary Shelley had unhappily been).

  7. Frankenstein: the real experiments that inspired the ... - AOL

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    Frankenstein might look like fantasy to modern eyes, but to its author and original readers there was nothing fantastic about it. Frankenstein: the real experiments that inspired the fictional science

  8. In the Name of the Brother - Wikipedia

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    In a black-and-white land, Dr. Victor Frankenstein (David Anders) and his father, Alphonse (Gregory Itzin), toast the Silver Cross that has been awarded to Alphonse's younger son, Gerhardt (Chad Michael Collins), a military officer. Alphonse then gives Victor a military commission that will require him to give up his scientific research, which ...

  9. OnlyOnAOL: How not to proposition 'Victor Frankenstein' star ...

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    The Scottish actor plays manic scientist Victor Frankenstein in the film of the same title, opening today. His character is egotistical, driven, single-minded, and dismissive of anyone who ...