One of the most flamboyant and loved of Manchester's famous faces in recent memory was undoubtedly Frank Pearson, aka Foo Foo Lammar.
Born in Ancoats and the son of a rag-and-bone man, Frank Pearson helped build Manchester's reputation as Britain's gay capital. As well as running clubs, including his iconic Foo Foo’s Palace in Dale Street, Frank worked tirelessly fundraising for charities such as the Christie, where he was treated for cancer before his death on November 7, 2003, aged 65.
It’s now been 19 years since Frank died but his legacy still resonates across the city and beyond. But to ex-partner Alan Owen, who spoke to the MEN in 2018, the man behind the glitzy costume and make-up was just a regular guy with a big heart.
