Folk Figure. Son of Charles Howard (owner of thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit). Frankie was fatally injured when he drove one of the family trucks on his father's Ridgewood Ranch in Mendocino County and the vehicle overturned into a canyon, crushing the teenager beneath. He was age 14. Mr. Howard, already nearing the end of his first marriage and practically forsaking the automobile which made him rich through sales as a result of his son's death, eventually found solace in horse racing, later purchasing Seabiscuit. The Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits was built and named in Frankie's honor (this because no medical facilities existed in Willits which may have saved the young man had they existed). His death was described in Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling non-fiction novel "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" (2001) and was depicted in the theatrical film version of the book (2003).
Folk Figure. Son of Charles Howard (owner of thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit). Frankie was fatally injured when he drove one of the family trucks on his father's Ridgewood Ranch in Mendocino County and the vehicle overturned into a canyon, crushing the teenager beneath. He was age 14. Mr. Howard, already nearing the end of his first marriage and practically forsaking the automobile which made him rich through sales as a result of his son's death, eventually found solace in horse racing, later purchasing Seabiscuit. The Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits was built and named in Frankie's honor (this because no medical facilities existed in Willits which may have saved the young man had they existed). His death was described in Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling non-fiction novel "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" (2001) and was depicted in the theatrical film version of the book (2003).
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