This Guy Must Be St. Nick
Who do you think you are
Santa Claus?"
This challenge transformed a
merchant seaman into one of the,
most widely known professional
Santa Clauses in the world.
It also proved to be the turn
ing point in the life of Frank
Markow, who today gets moe
requests from children, shutins,
photographers, advertising agen
ties, department stores, hosp tals
and orphanages than the real
Santa ever dreamed of.
In fact Markow feels that an
other spirit is guiding him every
time he attaches white whiskers
to chubby face and dons red cos
tume with black boots.
A Natural Santa
The 47-year old Markow is a
natural for the Santa part Round
faced, chubby and jovial, his wide
grin seems to create an atmos
phere of friendliness and good
oheer. He is portly enough not to
need a pillow for padding.
It began in 1912 when Frank
ras a wartime sailor.
Just before his oil tanker left
for England, a newspaperman told
Frank: “If you get to London, go
to the Piccadilly Theatre where
Bebe Daniels is starring in ^Pan
ama Hattie." Tell her and hubby
Ben Lyon “hello’ for me."
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Frank carried the message and
also a food paekage coniaini tg
items one couldn’t buy in England
at that time. The next trip Frank
brought the theatrical couple an
other much appreciated food pack
age. This caused Bebe to ask Mar
kow that “big" question.
When Markow returned to the
United States late that year he
mulled over the idea of becoming
a Santa Claus. So he got a job as
Santa in a New York deparlnu nt
store. He liked the role.
Advertising agencies use him
as a model for their Christmas
ads. He poses for Christmas cards.
Last year he had 33 modeling jobs
as Santa. Also he is a bit player
on stage and TV.
His regular station during the
Yule season is at one of the large
department stores in New York.
Greatest Pleasure
But he receives his greatest
pleasure and delight visiting
children in hospitals hnd orphan
ages.
“That’s when I feel the most
like Santa," says Markow. “No
matter how sick or lonely, these
kids all perk up when Santa
comes. Their eyes brighten the
moment they see me. But I get
a bigger thrill out of it than they
cfo.
“You see, my wife and I don't
have any children of our own.
And being Santa to these little
ones makes me the happiest guy
in the world.”
Mr. Claus does have his prob
lems, too, admits Markow.
“One Christmas, in a depart
ment store, a little fellow asked
me for a choo choo train, I told
him I would do my best. The fol
lowing year (in the same store)
the same youngster rushed over
and gave me a swift kick in the
shins. Then he yelled: ‘That’s for
not giving me those trains last
Christmas!”
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