Max Frankel

Max Frankel
Frankel in 1976
Born(1930-04-03)April 3, 1930
DiedMarch 23, 2025(2025-03-23) (aged 94)
New York City, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA, MA)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerThe New York Times
Spouses
  • Tobia Brown
    (m. 1956; died 1987)
  • (m. 1988)
Children3, including David Frankel

Max Frankel (April 3, 1930 – March 23, 2025) was an American journalist who was executive editor of The New York Times from 1986 to 1994. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for his coverage of Richard Nixon's visit to China. He also brought attention to the fact that the The New York Times had under-reported, or not adequately covered the Holocaust. He is the father of film director David Frankel.