Anthony Melchior Frank (May 21, 1931 – February 2, 2022) was an American banker who served as the United States Postmaster General from 1988 to 1992.[1]
Anthony M. Frank | |
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| 69th United States Postmaster General | |
| In office March 1, 1988 – July 6, 1992 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Preston Robert Tisch |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Travis Runyon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1931 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | February 2, 2022 (aged 90) Carmel, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Gay Frank Joey Shepard |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Education | Dartmouth College (BA, MBA) |
| Occupation | Banker, United States Postmaster General |
Early life
editOn May 21, 1931, Frank was born in Berlin, Germany.[2][3] Frank's father was Lothar Frank (1900–1985). Frank's paternal grandfather was Sigismund Frank (1848–1930), a banker. Frank's paternal grandmother was Lina Rothschild (1865–1960). At age 6, he and his family moved from Germany to the United States. Frank attended Hollywood High School.[4]
Education
editFrank earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College,[5] and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He also did postgraduate work in finance at the University of Vienna.[2]
Career
editFrank was the CEO of First Nationwide Bank in San Francisco, California.[5][6]
In 1988, Frank was appointed as the United States Postmaster General by the Governors of U.S. Postal Service effective March 1, 1988.[7][6] He resigned the post in 1992.[4]
In 1992, Frank started Independent Bancorp of Arizona, a new financial institution.[4]
Frank died in Carmel, California on February 2, 2022, at the age of 90.[8]
Filmography
edit- 1991 Murder, She Wrote - The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane episode (season 7). The mailman.[9]
- 2010 Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal - as himself, U.S. Postmaster General.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Man in the News: Anthony M. Frank; Innovator for Postal Job - New York Times, February 3, 1988
- ^ a b Rosenblatt, Robert A.; Bates, James (July 4, 1991). "Postal Chief Considers S&L Bailout Role : Thrifts: Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank has talked about being a regulator or overseer of a merger of big institutions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- ^ a b c "Anthony Frank Posts Himself to Arizona ..." Los Angeles Times. April 22, 1992. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Easley, Julia Ann (May 18, 1992). "U.S. Postmaster General to Speak at Business School Commencement". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "New Postmaster General". Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1988. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "List of Postmasters General". usps.com. February 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Frank Obituary (2024) - Carmel, CA – Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Murder She Wrote. The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane episode". IMDb. May 12, 1991. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved May 25, 2019.