The Frank Lackteen Story

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Presented by Lawrence Heritage State Park at Lawrence Heritage State Park, Lawrence MA

Feb 09 2020

Learn about the journey of Lebanese immigrant Frank Lackteen, from Lawrence to a five-decade career in Hollywood.

On Sunday, February 9, journalist and film historian Omar Mouallen will relate the little-known story of Frank Lackteen, a Lebanese immigrant who made his way from Lawrence to Hollywood. Lackteen embarked on a five-decade career in movies, trading on his vaguely foreign appearance to portray a variety of stereotyped ethnic villains. Mr. Mouallen, actually a relative of Mr. Lackteen, will share his deep research on Lackteen and on the movie industry practices that both limited and enabled his