Marc A. Franklin

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Marc A. Franklin
Born(1932-03-09)March 9, 1932
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2020(2020-07-05) (aged 88)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University (BA)
Cornell Law School (LLB)
OccupationLaw professor
Known forExpert on media law

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

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.

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]

See also

External links

References

  1. ISBN 9780837909332
    . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Marc A. Franklin Biography". stanford.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Marc A. Franklin Academic Appointments". stanford.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. ISBN 9781599418599
    . Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  5. ISBN 978-1634593007
    .
  6. ^ McGullam, Ian (Spring 2015). "A Century of "Intelligent Discussion and Investigation": The Cornell Law Review at 100". Forum: The Online Version of the Magazine of Cornell Law School. 41 (1).
  7. ^ "Brooklyn Man to Edit Cornell Law Quarterly". New York Times. May 8, 1955. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Sitomer, Curtis J. (June 7, 1985). "Stanford expert pushes balance in libel laws". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  9. ^ Sanford, John (December 21, 2000). "Ruth K. Franklin, curator of art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, is dead at 64". Stanford Report. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  10. ^ Sardar, Zahid (February 14, 1999). "Stanford's New Muse". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  11. ^ Sardar, Zahid (November 16, 1997). "A Collective Consciousness". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "Remembrance: Marc Franklin, Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, (emeritus)". Stanford Law School. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.


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