Franklin McMahon
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William Franklin McMahon (September 9, 1921 – March 3, 2012) was an American artist-reporter.[3]
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Franklin McMahon | |
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Born | (1921-09-09)September 9, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | March 3, 2012(2012-03-03) (aged 90)[1] Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Artist-reporter |
Spouse | Irene Leahy (d. 1997)[2] |
Children | Wm. Franklin, Mark, Mary, Deborah, Patrick, Hugh, Margot, Michelle, Michael |
Parent(s) | William McMahon
(commodities and oil speculation); Elizabeth Franklin (owner of office supply company) |
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His artistic output also included films and books.[4]
Other than in his very early years when he did illustrations "on spec", he was not an "after-the-fact" illustrator. In his own words, drawing from life made him an "artist-reporter" or a "reportorial artist." "That way," he said, "you can see around the corner."[5]