Lucinda Franks
Lucinda Franks | |
|---|---|
 Franks at the Miami Book Fair International, 2014 | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | writer |
| Known for | Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Spouse | Robert M. Morgenthau |
| Children | Joshua Franks Morgenthau Amy Elinor Morgenthau |
| Parent(s) | Lorraine and Tom Franks |
Lucinda Franks (born 1946) is a former staff writer for The New York Times, and she has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and The Atlantic. Franks is also a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, for her reporting on the life and death of Diana Oughton, a member of The Weathermen, an anti-Vietnam war terrorist group,[1] winning the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1971 together with Thomas Powers.[2] She is the youngest person to win a Pulitzer.[3]
Biography
Franks was raised in a Christian family,[4] the daughter of Lorraine and Tom Franks.[5] She was raised in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[4] In 1968, she graduated from Vassar College, after school she moved to London where she reported for United Press International.[4] In 1973, she was transferred to New York City.[4] Franks discovered that her father had been a secret agent during World War II, and wrote a book about it, My Father's Secret War: A Memoir, in 2007. Her second memoir is about her marriage: Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me (2014).
Personal life
In 1977, she married former longtime District Attorney for New York County, Robert M. Morgenthau,[5] a widower and member of the Lehman family. They have two children: Joshua (born 1984) and Amy (born 1990).[4][6] They live in New York City.
In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Franks's name and picture.[7]
References
- ^ Full Bio at Lucinda Franks' Official Site
- ^ "National Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "Closing the TV-Guest Gender Gap". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ a b c d e Poughkeepsie Journal: "Love, respect bind polar political ties for Morgenthau, Franks" by Karen Maserjian Shan August 15, 2015 |"(Lucinda) said, 'I'm a Christian, you're a Christian. We all bear responsibility for the Holocaust, for not doing more,"
- ^ a b St. Louis Jewish Light: "Pulitzer Prize winner's memoir tells of hidden family past" BY MORTON I. TEICHER October 25, 2007
- ^ Morgenthau Family Tree retrieved October 3, 2015
- ^ Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
External links
- Interview on My Father's Secret War at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- A film clip "The Open Mind - America's Days of Rage (1994)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
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