Harry W. Frantz


Harry W. Frantz was an international editor and correspondent for the Washington Bureau of United [Press International] for more than four decades.

Early career

He was born in Cerro Gordo, Illinois and attended Stanford University from 1913-1919. He was an international correspondent for United Press International from 1917 to 1965. In 1923 he was appointed Director of Publicity for Yellowstone [National Park] and gave the park’s Grand [Loop Road Historic District|Grand Loop Road] its name.

Government career

From 1941 to 1944 he served as the Press Director for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs with the United [States Department of State|U.S. Department of State], and from 1944 to 1945 he was the Information Officer to the Assistant [Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs|Assistant Secretary of State for American Republics].