Franklin (tree) Franklin (tree) Franklin is a giant sequoia in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives - the General Sherman. The Franklin tree is the eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint after Benjamin Franklin. Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger. Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. The forest, at over in elevation, is located in the western
The Blind Giant is Dancing DRAPER: Gillian Jones JANICE LANG / ROBIN: Melita Jurisic BOB LANG / SIR LESLIE HARRIS: John Wood RAMON GRIS: Igor Sas DOUG FITZGERALD: Peter Cummins EILEEN FITZGERALD: Kerry Walker Director, Neil Armfield Designer, Stephen Curtis Composer, Alan John Lighting Designer, Nigel Levings The Blind Giant is Dancing The Blind Giant is Dancing is a play by Australian playwright Stephen Sewell. It went on to win the 1985 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award. A passionate examination of the way political power can corrupt the individual and society at large "The Blind Giant is Dancing" was first produced by the State