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Frank Cole

Canadian filmmaker (1954-2000) · Canada · On the map · Directors · Died at 46

Frank Cole was a Canadian filmmaker who became the first North American to cross the Sahara alone on camel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, in 1990. This voyage earned Cole an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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His documentary Life Without Death chronicled his experience and won him several awards as well as being released theatrically in Paris. Cole was murdered by bandits near Timbuktu, Mali, in late October 2000.

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Country
Canada
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1954 to 2000 · aged 46

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