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'''Dolph Griffin Frantz''' (September 6, 1886 – July 6, 1953) was a [[journalist]] who was associated on a long-term basis with the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' a once [[conservative]] [[newspaper]] based in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], which folded in 1991 after having moved sharply to the left editorially in the late 1970s.

'''Dolph Griffin Frantz''' (September 6, 1886 – July 6, 1953) was a [[journalist]] who was associated on a long-term basis with the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' a once [[conservative]] [[newspaper]] based in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], which folded in 1991 after having moved sharply to the left editorially in the late 1970s.

Frantz was born in Brandon in Rankin County, a part of the metropolitan area of the capital city of [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], to Edward E. Frantz (1858-1929) and the former Sudie Brown (1861-1935), who are interred at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Jackson.<ref name=eefrantz>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Frantz&GSfn=Edward&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=11571538&df=all&|title=Edward E. Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> He had at least two siblings, Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz (1886-1946), who died in [[New Orleans]] and is interred at New Iberia, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86733273|title=Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> and Reaux B. Frantz (1889-1992).<ref name=eefrantz/> Frantz's paternal grandfather, Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr. (1827-1892), a [[Maryland]] native, was a corporal in [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army and is interred at Brandon Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14303508|title=Corp. Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>  

Frantz was born in Brandon in Rankin County, a part of the metropolitan area of the capital city of [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], to Edward E. Frantz (1858-1929) and the former Sudie Brown (1861-1935), who are interred at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Jackson.<ref name=eefrantz>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Frantz&GSfn=Edward&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=11571538&df=all&|title=Edward E. Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> He had at least two siblings, Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz (1886-1946), who died in [[New Orleans]] and is interred at New Iberia, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86733273|title=Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> and Reaux B. Frantz (1889-1992).<ref name=eefrantz/> Frantz's paternal grandfather, Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr. (1827-1892), a [[Maryland]] native, was a corporal in [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army and is interred at Brandon Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14303508|title=Corp. Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>  

In 1904, Frantz received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger'' at Jackson, of which his father, Judge E. E. Frantz, of Jackson, was an editor. Frantz migrated to Shreveport, where initially he was roommate in a boarding house with [[Douglas Attaway]], later the publisher of ''The Shreveport Journal.'' Frantz's grandfather, Col. A. J. Frantz, was also a newspaperman, the owner ad editor of ''The Brandon Republican'' in Mississippi.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=Dolph Frantz|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

In 1904, Frantz received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger'' at Jackson, of which his father, Judge E. E. Frantz, of Jackson, was an editor. Frantz migrated to Shreveport, where initially he was roommate in a boarding house with [[Douglas Attaway]], later the publisher of ''The Shreveport Journal.'' Frantz's grandfather, Col. A. J. Frantz, was also a newspaperman, the owner ad editor of ''The Brandon Republican'' in Mississippi.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=Dolph Frantz|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

In 1942, Frantz came within 211 votes in a Democratic runoff with Mayor [[Sam Caldwell]], who won his third term in the office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com/p/notable-people.html|title=Sam Caldwell|publisher=Mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com|accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref>

In 1942, Frantz came within 211 votes in a Democratic runoff with Mayor [[Sam Caldwell]], who won his third term in the office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com/p/notable-people.html|title=Sam Caldwell|publisher=Mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com|accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref>

In 1910, Frantz married the former Elda Verne Weaver (1884-1934);<ref name=eldaf>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/names/elda_frantz|title=Elda Frantz|publisher=Myheritage.com|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> after her death, he wed in 1935 her sister, Dell Weaver Lawhorn.<ref name=dict/> Frantz also taught at Centenary College in Shreveport and was affiliated with the First [[Presbyterian]] Church, Rotary International, the [[Boy Scouts of America]], Masonic lodge, the Shriners, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, and the [[American Red Cross]]. He was a member of the Caddo Parish [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site23.php|title="Frantz, Dolph G." in ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|publisher=The Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> and a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention, which met in [[Chicago]] to nominate [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for a third term as president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html|title=Franklyn to Frase|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>  

In 1910, Frantz married the former Elda Verne Weaver (1884-1934);<ref name=eldaf>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/names/elda_frantz|title=Elda Frantz|publisher=Myheritage.com|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> after her death, he wed in 1935 her sister, Dell Weaver Lawhorn.<ref name=dict/> Frantz also taught at Centenary College in Shreveport and was affiliated with the First [[Presbyterian]] Church, Rotary International, the [[Boy Scouts of America]], Masonic lodge, the Shriners, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, and the [[American Red Cross]]. He was a member of the Caddo Parish [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site23.php|title="Frantz, Dolph G." in ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|publisher=The Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> and a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention, which met in [[Chicago]] to nominate [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for a third term as president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html|title=Franklyn to Frase|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>  

Information is unavailable on the circumstances of Frantz's death, two months before his 67th birthday. Like his first wife Elda, his uncle, Andrew Jackson Frantz, Jr., Frantz is interred at the historic Greenwood Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=eldaf/> Frantz had a namesake nephew, Dolph Griffin Frantz (1920-1991) of Iberia Parish, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86686095|title=Dolph Griffin Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref> Frantz was sufficiently prominent that ''[[The New York Times]]'' filed an article on his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1953/07/08/archives/dolph-g-frantz-66-shreveport-editor.html|title=Dolph G. Frantz, 66, Shreveport Editor|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=July 8, 1953|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref>

Information is unavailable on the circumstances of Frantz's death, two months before his 67th birthday. Like his first wife Elda, his uncle, Andrew Jackson Frantz, Jr., Frantz is interred at the historic Greenwood Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=eldaf/> Frantz had a namesake nephew, Dolph Griffin Frantz (1920-1991) of Iberia Parish, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86686095|title=Dolph Griffin Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref> Frantz was sufficiently prominent that ''[[The New York Times]]'' filed an article on his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1953/07/08/archives/dolph-g-frantz-66-shreveport-editor.html|title=Dolph G. Frantz, 66, Shreveport Editor|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=July 8, 1953|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref>

In 1952, the year before Frantz's death, the [[NBC]] [[television]] series, ''The Big Story'' (1949-1957) aired the episode, "Dolph Frantz of the Shreveport Journal," with Frank Albertson (1909-1964) portraying Frantz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2792234/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ql_cl|title=''The Big Story'': "Dolph Frantz of the Shreveport Journal"|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref> However, there was no television station established in Shreveport until 1954 ([[CBS]]) and 1955 (NBC, which became [[ABC]] in 1961). So Frantz's compatriots could not view the program.

In 1952, the year before Frantz's death, the [[NBC]] [[television]] series, ''The Big Story'' (1949-1957) aired the episode, "Dolph Frantz of the Shreveport Journal," with Frank Albertson (1909-1964) portraying Frantz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2792234/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ql_cl|title=''The Big Story'': "Dolph Frantz of the Shreveport Journal"|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref> However, there was no television station established in Shreveport until 1954 ([[CBS]]) and 1955 NBC, since [[ABC]]. Sohis compatriots could not view the program.

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