- Born
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- Birth nameWilliam Franklin McMahon
- Franklin McMahon was born on September 9, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015), Scene: Politic: 68 (1968) and The World of Vatican II: An Artist's Report (1967). He was married to Irene Mary Leahy. He died on March 3, 2012 in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseIrene Mary Leahy(? - 1997) (her death, 10 children)
- His coverage of the Hillary Clinton/Barack Obama electoral campaign marked his 13th such assignment over the period 1960-2008.
- (1969-1970) Covered the infamous trial of the "Chicago Eight" featuring defendants, Abbie Hoffman, David Dellinger, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis, John Froines and Lee Weiner.
- In the role of illustrator-reporter, he covered the first-ever televised presidential debate between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon (September 26, 1960). The debate (watched by 70 million viewers) was famously won by Kennedy on points and was the first of four televised Kennedy/Nixon debates.
- Residing in the state of Illinois at age 86.
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