Virgil Frye
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1930 – 2012
Who was Virgil Frye?
Virgil Charles Frye, was an American actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion.
He grew up in Estherville, Iowa. He has two children, Sean Frye and Soleil Moon Frye, and is the father-in-law of Jason Goldberg.
Frye made an uncredited appearance in Easy Rider while working as a makeup artist on the 1969 film.
Frye suffered from Pick's Disease or Frontotemporal dementia. He was the subject of a documentary made by his daughter, titled Sonny Boy, which documents a trip that Frye and his daughter took to his hometown, and the effect his illness has had on their relationship. Virgil Frye died at an Orange county nursing home on May 7, 2012.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1930
Estherville - Also known as
- Virgil Charles Frye
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Brady
(1966 - 1971) - Sondra Peluce Londy
- Elizabeth Brady
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- May 7, 2012
Orange County
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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