Frank John Bersbach, Sr.

Frank John Bersbach, Sr. and Harold Fowler McCormick in Logan Archbold Vilas' flying boat in 1913

Frank John Bersbach, Sr. (December 16, 1888 - January 26, 1929) was the vice president and general manager of the Manz Corporation.[1]

Biography

He was born on December 16, 1888 in Chicago, Illinois. He married Johanna Brentano. He died on January 26, 1929.[1][2]

Legacy

Durie Malcom, the wife of his son Frank John Bersbach, Jr., was widely (and falsely) rumored to have secretly married future president John Fitzgerald Kennedy before he married Jacqeline Bouvier.[3] Frank John Jr. later married actress Dorothy Lee.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Frank John Bersbach". Chicago Tribune. January 27, 1929. The funeral of Frank John Bersbach, 40 year old vice president and general ... Mr. Bersbach is survived by his widow Johanna Brentano Bersbach and three ...
  2. ↑ "Frank Bersbach Dies Suddenly. Rites Tomorrow". Chicago Tribune. January 27, 1929. The funeral of Frank John Bersbach, 40 years old vice president and general manager of the Manz Engraving ...
  3. ↑ Time Magazine: "The Press: An American Genealogy", September 28, 1962.
  4. ↑ Brotherton, Jamie. Dorothy Lee: The Life and Films of the Wheeler and Woolsey Girl. p. 115.
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