Background
Frank, Morton was born on June 14, 1912 in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Abraham and Goldie (Friedenberg) Frank.
Frank, Morton was born on June 14, 1912 in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Abraham and Goldie (Friedenberg) Frank.
Bachelor of Arts Michigan, 1933. Postgraduate, Carnegie Institute of Technology, University Pittsburgh, Duquesne University. Doctor of Laws, Alfred University, 1979.
Advertising manager, Braddock (Pennsylvania) Daily News-Herald, 1933-1934;
editor, Braddock Free Press, 1934-1935;
advertising salesman, entertainment writer, 1935-1937;
rotogravure manager, Pittsburgh Press, 1937-1942;
writer, commentator Pittsburgh radio stations, correspondent trade magazines, 1935-1942;
vice president, business manager, Arizona Times, Phoenix, 1946;
editor, public, Canton (Ohio) Economist, 1946-1958;
editor, public, Lorain (Ohio) Sun News, 1949-1950;
editor, public, Inter-County Gazette, Strasburg, Ohio., 1950;
editor, public, Stark County Times Canton, 1950-1958;
editor, public, Farm and Dairy, Salem, Ohio., 1952-1953;
president, Tri-Cities Telecasting, Canton, 1953-1961;
president, Printype, 1956-1958;
president, Property Development Corporation, 1956-1958;
director publisher relations, vice president, Family Weekly and Suburbia Today, New York City, 1958-1965;
public, executive vice president, Family Weekly, New York City, 1966-1971;
president, public, Family Weekly, New York City, 1971-1975, 76-80;
chairman, Family Weekly, New York City, 1976;
chairman, public, Family Weekly, New York City, 1980-1982;
chairman emeritus, Family Weekly, New York City, 1982-1985. Consultant Columbia Broadcasting System, 1982-1988. Consultant United States of America Weekend/Family Weekly, Columbia Broadcasting System, Gannett Company, 1985-1988.
Chairman emeritus United States of America Weekend, from 1985. Director Horizon Communications, Inc., from 1984. Director American Journal of Nursing Company, 1984-1988, chairman finance committee, 1986-1988.
Consultant Greenhow Newspapers, 1982-1986.
Chairman Commission Corresponding Indiana Higher Education New York, 1976-1979, executive committee, 1980-1982. Executive committee Council Governing Boards, from 1982. Trustee Alfred University, from 1968, Museum Cartoon Art, from 1980.
Board directors Cancer Care/National Cancer Foundation, from 1985, Canton Symphony Orchestra, 1950-1956. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Tri-State Federation Non-Commercial Theatres (president 1936-1938), Controlled Circulation Newspapers American (director 1948-1956), Pittsburgh Foreign Policy Association (director 1940-1942), Newspaper Advertising Bureau (plans committee 1974-1982), American, Southern, Inland, Texas, California, New York newspaper publications associations, International Press Institute, Interam.
Press Association, International Circulation Managers Association, International Newspaper Promotion Association, International Newspaper Advertising Executives Association, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Delta Chi. Clubs: Canton Advt, Players, New York City Sales Execs, Overseas Press (director 1983-1987, foundation trustee since 1983), Deadline (president 1974-1975, chairman 1975-1976, board directors from 1977, New York Journalism Hall of Fame 1985). Silurians (director 1985-1986, vice president 1986-1987, president 1987-1988).
Married Agnes Dodds, June 2, 1944 (divorced 1957). Children: Allan Dodds, Michael Robert, Marilyn Morton. Married Elizabeth Welt Pope, December 31, 1963.