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.
NationalityAmerican
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 New York Times underreporting on the Holocaust. He is the father of film director David Frankel.