Frank Hackinson

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Francis J. Hackinson (July 7, 1927 – February 6, 2021) was an American music publisher who was the CEO and president of Columbia Pictures Publications.

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., formed the division in Miami. He was promoted to president in July 1981.[2] Hackinson is widely credited with elevating Columbia Pictures Publications — in the music print field — to a preeminent market position, according to Robert L. Stone, former executive at Columbia Pictures.[3]

Career highlights

Hackinson worked for

Beatles songs.[2]

Family

In 1963, Frank Hackinson divorced Barbara in

Miami, Florida
.

References

  1. ^ "Frank Hackinson". T.M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Columbia Print Ups Hackinson, Billboard, July 18, 1981, pg. 37
  3. ^ The Music Trades, Volume 129, Issues 7–12, pg. 78.
  4. ISSN 0020-4331
  5. ^ Col Films Into Music Print Field With New Division, Billboard, June 19, 1971, pg. 3