Marc A. Franklin Explained
| Marc A. Franklin |
| Known For: | Expert on media law |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1932[1] |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Law professor |
| Alma Mater: | Cornell University (BA)
Cornell Law School (LLB) |
| Nationality: | American |
Marc A. Franklin (March 9, 1932 – July 5, 2020) was an American lawyer and pioneer in the field of mass media law and regulation, and he was the Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford Law School.[2] [3] He was author of a case book on mass media law and the lead co-author of one on torts.[4] [5]
Education and clerkships
In 1953, Franklin was graduated from Cornell University. He received a J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1956, where he was editor-in-chief of the Cornell Law Quarterly.[6] [7] After graduation, he clerked for Judge Carroll C. Hincks of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He then clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1958 to 1959.[8]
Personal life
In 1960, Franklin married Ruth Enid Korzenik (December 21, 1935 – December 18, 2000), a journalist and art curator, and had a son and daughter.[9] In 1999, Marc and Ruth Franklin donated part of their African and Pacific art collection to the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.[10] The couple began to collect tribal art when Franklin taught law at Columbia University in 1960.[11] Franklin died in his sleep on July 5, 2020.[12]
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Notes and References
- Book: Who's who in the West – Volume 29 . 2002 . Marquis-Who's Who. . 208 . 9780837909332 . 14 January 2021.
- Web site: Marc A. Franklin Biography . stanford.edu . May 12, 2017.
- Web site: Marc A. Franklin Academic Appointments. stanford.edu . May 12, 2017.
- Book: Franklin. Marc A.. Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebooks). 2011. Foundation Press. New York, NY. 9781599418599 . 8th. June 27, 2017.
- Book: Franklin. Marc. Rabin. Robert. Green. Michael. Geistfeld. Mark. Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series). 2016. Foundation Press. New York, NY. 978-1634593007. 10th.
- McGullam. Ian. A Century of "Intelligent Discussion and Investigation": The Cornell Law Review at 100. Forum: The Online Version of the Magazine of Cornell Law School. Spring 2015. 41. 1.
- News: Brooklyn Man to Edit Cornell Law Quarterly. May 12, 2017. New York Times. May 8, 1955.
- News: Sitomer. Curtis J.. Stanford expert pushes balance in libel laws. May 12, 2017. Christian Science Monitor. June 7, 1985.
- News: Sanford. John. Ruth K. Franklin, curator of art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, is dead at 64. Stanford Report. December 21, 2000. May 12, 2017.
- News: Sardar. Zahid. Stanford's New Muse. San Francisco Chronicle. February 14, 1999. May 12, 2017.
- News: Sardar. Zahid. A Collective Consciousness. San Francisco Chronicle. November 16, 1997. May 12, 2017.
- Web site: Remembrance: Marc Franklin, Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, (emeritus) . 17 July 2020 . Stanford Law School . 14 January 2021.
