Pat Frank

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1907-06-15

Deathday 1964-10-12 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA

Pat Frank

Biography

An American newspaperman and information consultant for the U.S. government, Harry Hart Frank used the pseudonym Pat Frank for his fictional writing. Born in Chicago, he began his career in journalism in New York and moved on to Washington. He worked as a correspondent and for the Office of War Information during World War II in Italy, Germany, Austria and Turkey, and later Korea during the Korean War. After the war years, he wrote novels at his home in Florida. His short story, "The Girl Who Almost Got Away", was the basis for the Howard Hawks film Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss. Frank died in Jacksonville, Florida on October 12, 1964 from pancreatitis.

Known For

Writer

1971
1963
We Shall Return

as Screenplay

1957
Alcoa Theatre

as Writer

1956
1956
1956
Playhouse 90

as Writer

1956
Playhouse 90

as Novel