Frank Wright (historian)

Richard Franklin "Frank" Wright (June 15, 1938 – April 25, 2003) was a historian in the Las Vegas, Nevada, area.[1][2][3]

Frank Wright
Born
Richard Franklin Wright

(1938-06-15)June 15, 1938
DiedApril 25, 2003(2003-04-25) (aged 64)
Known forLas Vegas and southern Nevada historian

Wright was born on June 15, 1938, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a political science degree from the University of Utah.

Wright died from colon cancer in Las Vegas on April 25, 2003, at the age of 64. There is a public park near Las Vegas City Hall named in memory of Frank Wright.[4]

Notes

  1. "Nevada Yesterdays". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  2. "Historian Wright dies at 64". Las Vegas Sun. 2003-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  3. Wright, Frank (January 31, 2005). Nevada Yesterdays: Short Looks at Las Vegas History. Stephens Press, LLC. ISBN 9781932173277 via Google Books.
  4. "Frank Wright". Nevada Public Radio.


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