Background
Frye, William Ruggles was born on December 15, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William Caleb and Anna Mildred (Ruggles) Frye.
Frye, William Ruggles was born on December 15, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William Caleb and Anna Mildred (Ruggles) Frye.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Harvard, 1940.
Local reporter, Christian Science Monitor, Boston, 1941-1942; copy reader, assistant to foreign editor, Christian Science Monitor, 1946-1950; United Nations correspondent, Christian Science Monitor, 1950-1963; director, editor, World in Focus, newspaper syndicate, 1957-1976; self-syndicated diplomatic correspondent and travel writer, since 1963; president, editor, Frye Syndicate and News Service, since 1976. Lecturer world affairs, since 1948.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member of staff Stars and Stripes. Member Council Foreign Relations.
Married Joan Bogert Ripperger, June 6, 1953 (deceased September 1988). Children— John Randall, Nancy Bogert.