Background
Wharton, John Franklin was born on July 28, 1894 in Newark. Son of Charles Adolphus and Lenna Irene (Lyon) Wharton.
Wharton, John Franklin was born on July 28, 1894 in Newark. Son of Charles Adolphus and Lenna Irene (Lyon) Wharton.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1915. Student New York Law School, 1915-1917. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1920.
; children—Joan Franklin (deceased), Barry. Married second, Betty Ann Fisher, 1949. Admitted to New York bar, 1920.
Law clerk McCarter & English, Newark, 1915-1916, Rounds, Hatch, Dillingham & Debevoise, 1920-1923.
Partner, then counsel firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and predecessor firms which included Adlai Stevenson, Willard Wirtz, Newton Minow, water closet Blair, Arthur Goldberg, Ramsey Clark. Former counsel, director Benson & Hedges, Tobacco & Allied Stocks, Incorporated., Field Enterprises, Incorporated.
Chairman Institute Advanced Studies in Theatre Arts. Former president, director Theatre, Incorporated.
Founder, counsel to Playwrights Producing Company, Incorporated.
Past general counsel, director American Houses, Incorporated. Republican Selznick International Pictures, Incorporated., during production in three color process Gone with the Wind. Counsel, director Farnsworth television & Radio Corporation during development electronic television
Counsel Vitarama Corporation, Cinerama Incorporated., developers cinerama motion picture process.
Consultant Board Economics Warfare, World World War World World War II Consultant, director Legitimate Theatre Exploratory Commission. Company-founder Citizens Foreign Quieter City.
Chairman of the Board Hiroshima Peace Center Associates. Board directors Scherman Foundation.
An organizer, 1st chairman Citizens for Clean Air, Incorporated.
Counsel, past president Little Orchestra Society. Past counsel, officer Ballet Theatre Foundation Trustee Cole Porter Songs. Enlisted in Naval Aviation in World War I, received medical discharge.
Worked with British Ministry of Shipping until conclusion of war.
Member Bar Association City New York, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chirurgical
Married Carolin Bumiller, December 6, 1924 (divorced 1949). Married second, Betty Ann Fisher, 1949. Children: Joan Franklin (deceased), Barry.