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Julian Nelson Frank (1906–1974) was a journalist for the ''
New York World-Telegram The ''New York World-Telegram'', later known as the ''New York World-Telegram and The Sun'', was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966. History Founded by James Gordon Bennett Sr. as ''The Evening Telegram'' in 1867, the newspaper began ...
'', an
anti-communist Anti-communism is political and ideological opposition to communist beliefs, groups, and individuals. Organized anti-communism developed after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia, and it reached global dimensions during the Cold War, when th ...
special agent with U.S. Naval Intelligence, and an investigator for the
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee The United States Senate's Special Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, 1951–77, known more commonly as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS) and sometimes the M ...
.Nelson Frank Papers
The Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library.Nelson Frank, 68, ex-Labor Reporter
''
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'', March 4, 1974.


Career

Frank was a writer, labor editor, and columnist for the ''
New York World-Telegram The ''New York World-Telegram'', later known as the ''New York World-Telegram and The Sun'', was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966. History Founded by James Gordon Bennett Sr. as ''The Evening Telegram'' in 1867, the newspaper began ...
'' from 1944 to 1955, where his 1945 article concerning the Duclos letter, which contributed to the ouster of
Communist Party USA The Communist Party USA (CPUSA), officially the Communist Party of the United States of America, also referred to as the American Communist Party mainly during the 20th century, is a communist party in the United States. It was established ...
head Earl Browder. Frank also wrote for ''
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'' and ''
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''. With Norton Mockridge, Frank's front-page '' World-Telegram'' exposé "Red Ring Bared by Blond Queen" (written with Norton Mockridge) did much to popularize the story of "Red Spy Queen" Elizabeth Bentley; he appeared with her on one of the first episodes of ''
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''. A former communist who had worked for '' The Daily Worker'', Frank testified before Rep.
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
and
HUAC The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty an ...
to support
Whittaker Chambers Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers; April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961) was an American writer and intelligence agent. After early years as a Communist Party member (1925) and Soviet spy (1932–1938), he defected from the Soviet u ...
's accusations against
Alger Hiss Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official who was accused of espionage in 1948 for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The statute of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjur ...
. Later, Frank became a bookstore owner.


Personal life and death

Frank was the father of Johanna Hurwitz and the grandfather of Vanessa Ruta, Garance Franke-Ruta, and Ted Frank.


Works

Articles with Norton Mockridge include: * "Red Ring Bared by Blond Queen" (July 21, 1948) * "Super-Secrecy Veiled Russia's Spy Cells Here" (July 22, 1948) * "Citizens Tricked into Spy Ring by U.S. Reds" (July 23, 1948) * "Commie Chieftains Ordered Budenz to Aid Red Spy Queen" (July 26, 1948)


References


External links


Nelson Frank Papers
at Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive at New York University Special Collections


See also

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New York World-Telegram The ''New York World-Telegram'', later known as the ''New York World-Telegram and The Sun'', was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966. History Founded by James Gordon Bennett Sr. as ''The Evening Telegram'' in 1867, the newspaper began ...
* Elizabeth Bentley * Frederick Woltman * Norton Mockridge 1906 births 1974 deaths American anti-communists American male journalists 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American writers Labor journalists {{US-journalist-1900s-stub