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USS Sandusky (PF-54)  photo courtesy of T.Brooks

 The second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Sandusky River, that empties into Lake Erie at Sandusky, Ohio.

  The Boy With The Leaking Boot Statue 

is located in Downtown Sandusky, OH 

It use to stand in front of the Porter Hotel. A prominent couple, Mr. and Mrs. Voltaire brought the 

statue from Germany in 1876.  After cyclone damage the statue was moved to the lobby

of the Sandusky City Hall.  A bronze replica stands in Victoria Park in Sandusky. 

 

Brandy Burre

Charles Frohman, originally from Sandusky: 

the Frohman brothers were important American Broadway theatre owners and theatrical producers who also owned and operated motion picture production companies. Producing more than five hundred plays. 

Read more "Charles Frohman" The Man, by Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman, DODO Press, Illustrated Edition   

Charles Frohman (1860-1915) Youngest of the three theatrical Frohman brothers, his career as a producer was launched with Bronson Howard's Shenandoah.  He organized a stock company in 1890 and built the Empire Theatre with Al Hayman in 1893.  Frohman and several other men met secretly in 1895 "to organize what became known as the Theatrical Syndicate or Trust.  Ostensibly the group's aim was to bring order out of chaos in cross-country bookings, but it soon controlled all the important theatres in the country and demanded exorbitant fees from producers and performers....Frohman recognized that a star could attract audiences even when his or her vehicle was weak, while a fine play without a star often had to struggle for business.  It remains important to note that not all the plays Frohman offered were merely effective but ephemeral theatre pieces.  He was responsible for the American premieres of many works by such significant and durable playwrights as Oscar Wilde, Sir James Barrie, Arthur Wing Pinero, Somerset Maugham and Georges Feydeau. Charles Frohman was at the height of his career when he died in the sinking of the Lusitania.

 

~Odd But True~  

The Sandusky Daily and The Sandusky Evening Star, August 1902, reported that the famous trapeze artist, Blanche Sloan, out of New York, was to perform in Sandusky. 

Blanche's brother, Tod Sloan, an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1955. Blanche and Tod Sloan also worked in the entertainment business with Charles Frohman.(above) 

Their great-great-niece, Victoria (Sears/Sloan) Wilson, became a resident of Sandusky, a mere 103 years later. The surname of Sloan is also known as Slone & Sloane.

Rush Sloane and the Sloane Building

 Judge Thomas Morrison Sloane- married to Sara Maria Carswell Cooke   

Jon Gruden, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wendy Kromer, co-author "Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes" published by Clarkson/Potter/NY
Scott May , NCAA national champion basketball player
and 1976 Olympic gold medalist
Jackie Mayer, Miss America 1963 and currently a motivational speaker;
the section of Route 2 that runs through Erie County is named
"Jackie Mayer Miss America Highway"
Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 1987
Orlando Pace , offensive lineman for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL
and a seven-time Pro Bowler, played for the Blue Streaks of
Sandusky High School, who retired his jersey number in a special
half-time ceremony on October 20, 2006. 
Orlando is currently (2009) with the Chicago Bears
as an offensive tackle
Kevin Randleman, 2-time Div I NCAA wrestling champion for
The Ohio State University and professional mixed martial arts fighter. 
Kevin attended Sandusky High School, where he wrestled under
Sandusky Coaches Terry Wilson and Ken Colatruglio.
Kevin and his wife live near Las Vegas.
Edmund Ross , the Senator whose vote prevented the impeachment
of President Andrew Johnson in 1868
Rodney Jackson, Radio Personality & Music Producer
Charles Jones, NCAA wrestling champion Div.I, Purdue University
GoodtimeI  Sandusky's Goodtime Cruise -

  Sandusky Battery Park and Yacht Basin

  Old Days and a Buggy Ride

• Sandusky was the setting for the film Tommy Boy, but was only seen in one brief scene in the beginning of the movie (most scenes were shot in Ontario, Canada). The Sandusky Register, the city's newspaper, was also asked to provide newspaper boxes to be used as props for the movie.
• Sandusky (specifically, 1984 Sandusky) was also the setting for the 1998 film Edge of Seventeen which featuredseveral recognizable location shots. Footage from Cedar Point is used (some of which is 1984 vintage) though no scenes with the film's cast were shot in the park, which is called "Crystal Shores" in the film.
• The character of Sugar, played by Marilyn Monroe in the film Some Like It Hot, hailed from Sandusky.
• In The Monkees episode, "Alias Micky Dolenz", Micky says he is from Sandusky.
• Local legend holds that a now-defunct Sandusky restaurant, the Porterhouse (that once stood on the corner of Wayne and Water Streets), was the originator of the Porterhouse steak. This story appears to be apocryphal.
• Dudley (Booger) Dawson's supposed illegitimate child was from Sandusky in Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
• In Paul Gallico's book The Poseidon Adventure, New York cop Mike Rogo's wife Linda was from Sandusky, though she didn't care to talk about it.
• In the movie, Network, Robert Duvall's character says the following referring to response from a show on the network, "Herb's phone hasn't stopped ringing! Every god damn affiliate from Albuquerque to Sandusky! 
• The response is sensational!" Sandusky does not have a broadcast TV affiliate, nor did it during the time of the film.
• The 1985 movie Fast Forward is about a fictional group of dancers from Sandusky who travel to New York to compete in a talent competition.
• The 1990 movie Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, which is set in the nearby town of Clyde, Ohio, includes scenes shot in Sandusky.
• In the 2004 movie 50 First Dates, Dr. Keats (played by Dan Aykroyd, who was a cast member in Tommy Boy) says his brain injury clinic is funded out of Sandusky.
• Sandusky also features in Paul Auster's book, The Book of Illusions, where the book's protagonist meets his eventual wife, having saved her from a bullet during an attempted bank robbery.
• In an episode ("Seadog" Season 1, Episode 3 - 2003) of NCIS the NCIS director tells the lead agent that if he messes up, the only orders he will give will be to the Fire Department of Sandusky, Ohio
• In an episode of Metalocalypse ("Mordland"), the Jomfru brothers and Ofdenson are making small talk in an elevator, where Ofdenson asked the brothers were they are from and they reply with "Sandusky, Ohio", to which Ofdenson says "Oh. There's an amusement park there, right?" The brothers say "Yes there is an amusement park." And Ofdenson says "Well that's always fun."