American journalist and author. Harry Hart Frank used the pen name Pat Frank, which was his nickname from his school years. After high school in New Jersey, he enrolled at the University of Florida, where he took courses in journalism. While attending college, he worked for The Jacksonville Journal. He subsequently became a journalist and information handler for several newspapers, agencies, and government bureaus. During his early career, he lived mainly in New York City, Washington, and overseas during World War II. He worked for the Office of War Information and was a correspondent in Italy, Austria, Germany, and Turkey. His experiences reporting on the Korean War are described in his autobiographical travelogue The Long Way Round (1953). His other works include: Mr. Adam (1946), his first published work, An Affair of State (1948), Hold Back the Night(1951), Forbidden Area (1956), Alas, Babylon (1959), and How to Survive the H-Bomb ... and Why (1962). His books provided the basis for several TV dramas and two feature films. His novel Forbidden Area was adapted by Rod Serling for the 1957 debut episode of the television anthology series Playhouse 90, starring Charlton Heston. He wrote one screenplay, for the 1963 Bay of Pigs-inspired drama, We Shall Return. He is one of the first and most influential science fiction writers to deal with the consequences of atomic warfare. He received the American Heritage Foundation Award in 1961. He died at age 56 of acute pancreatitis.
American journalist and author. Harry Hart Frank used the pen name Pat Frank, which was his nickname from his school years. After high school in New Jersey, he enrolled at the University of Florida, where he took courses in journalism. While attending college, he worked for The Jacksonville Journal. He subsequently became a journalist and information handler for several newspapers, agencies, and government bureaus. During his early career, he lived mainly in New York City, Washington, and overseas during World War II. He worked for the Office of War Information and was a correspondent in Italy, Austria, Germany, and Turkey. His experiences reporting on the Korean War are described in his autobiographical travelogue The Long Way Round (1953). His other works include: Mr. Adam (1946), his first published work, An Affair of State (1948), Hold Back the Night(1951), Forbidden Area (1956), Alas, Babylon (1959), and How to Survive the H-Bomb ... and Why (1962). His books provided the basis for several TV dramas and two feature films. His novel Forbidden Area was adapted by Rod Serling for the 1957 debut episode of the television anthology series Playhouse 90, starring Charlton Heston. He wrote one screenplay, for the 1963 Bay of Pigs-inspired drama, We Shall Return. He is one of the first and most influential science fiction writers to deal with the consequences of atomic warfare. He received the American Heritage Foundation Award in 1961. He died at age 56 of acute pancreatitis.
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