Frank Gibney

Frank Gibney

Frank Gibney (1924-2006) was a journalist, editor, writer and scholar. Correspondent of "The Times", editor of "Newsweek" and "Life", he also collaborated with Encyclopædia Britannica and wrote several books, most notably about Japan. During World War II, he worked as a naval interrogator at Iroquois Point near Pearl Harbor.

Gibney wrote of a number of books, including "The Penkovsky Paper", which was commissioned by the CIA, [cite news | title = Editor Says He Got Soviet Spy's Story From CIA | publisher = Associated Press | date = 1982-05-31] , and "The Pacific Century", which was later adapted into an Emmy Award-winning public television series. He was also the father of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, and is interviewed in his film Taxi to the Dark Side.

Books by Frank Gibney

*"The Frozen Revolution: Poland—A Study in Decay" (1959)
*"Five Gentlemen of Japan: The Portrait of a Nation's Character" (1953)
*"The Khruschev Pattern" (1961)
*"Japan: The Fragile Super Power" (1975)
*"The Pacific Century: America and Asia in a Changing World" (1992)
*"Korea's Quiet Revolution: From Garrison State to Democracy" (1993)

References

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/14/us/14gibney.html?ex=1302667200&en=2a1c5325e5e5ccf5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Obituary in New York Times]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/12/AR2006041202153.html Obituary in Washington Post]
* [http://www.pomona.edu/pbi/frankgibney.shtml Biography at Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College]


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