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Frederick J. Chiaventone
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The best part of life here on the plains is my lovely wife Sharon (shown here modeling for a photo essay in Cowboys
& Indians Magazine). A brilliant artist, Sharon received her education at Tufts in Boston and at Eberhardt-Karls
Universitaet in Tuebingen, Germany. She now teaches at Benedictine College and continues to exhibit her own marvelous works,
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| Fred & Sharon's sons Owen (l) & Gabriel (r) |
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Accepting the coveted Wrangler Award for Best Novel of the West at the Western Heritage
Museum - Presenter Ernest Borgnine (l) Publisher rep Dana Giuso (c) Fred (r) in Mess Dress uniform.
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| Fred with Tom Clancy, Carlo D'este, Steve Coonts, |
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| Gen Sullivan, Harry Coyle, Wm Colby Jr, WEB Griffin & Winston Groom |
| On set of Ang Lee's "Ride With The Devil" |
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| Fred (l) with friend, actor Jim Caviezel |
Director Ang Lee asked Fred to be the historical advisor for his Civil War drama "Ride With The Devil" -- Fred has remained
friends with several of the cast members to include Jim Caviezel, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and Toby Maguire.
| With old friends in the "Colby Circle" |
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| Winston Groom, WEB Griffin, Harry Coyle |
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Fred served as historical advisor and military trainer for principal actors.
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Going down
'A Road We Do Not Know'
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Well-read fans
Here's another enthusiastic reader and fan - former President of the
United States Bill Clinton - responding to a question on what he's reading on Air Force One.
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| Fred (r) with Col Giussepe Dieni, Director of the |
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| Close friend, Singer and Songwriter Connie Dover |
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Authors of interest; Kipling, Dumas, George MacDonald Fraser, Rafael Sabatini, Robert Utley, Mac Coffmann, Umberto
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Here's a list of some of my favorite music:
W.A. Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Holst, Telemann
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