Background
Spira, S. Franklin was born on August 7, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Hans and Paula (Back) Spira. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1945.
photographic equipment company executive
Spira, S. Franklin was born on August 7, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Hans and Paula (Back) Spira. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1945.
Student, City College of New York, 1943-1945.
President, Spiratone, Inc., Flushing, New York, 1942-1987;
photo historian, Spiratone, Inc., Flushing, New York, since 1987. Member acquisitions committee International Museum Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York. Director Photographic Art and Science Foundation Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City.
Lectures at university and music on photo-history.
Fellow American Photographic History Society New York. Member Society Motion Picture and television Engineers, Society Photographic Adminstrs., Inc., Photographic History Society New England, Photographic History Society California, Photographic College Club of Great Britain, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Photographie (Germany), Club Daguerre (Germany), Gesellschaft der Freunde der Photographie und Ihrer Geschichte (Austria), Austrian Institute New York M C.
Married Marilyn Hacker, September 3, 1959. Children: Jonathan Bruce, Greg Andrew.