Frank McCormick Nesbitt ’63

FRANK DIED of cancer July 15, 1990, at his home in Upper Marlboro, Md. An emmywinning filmmaker who bad produced documentaries for Nad. Geographic and the Public Broadcasting Service, he covered subjects ranging from the environment to the economy.

Some of the best work of his life came toward the end, when he chose to keep working, despite the obstacles posed by his Illness. Frank's last program, a show on coastal pollution for the Geographic and Natl. Audubon societies, narrated by actor Ted Danson, will air on PBS stations this fall.

Born Jan. 29, 1942, Frank grew up in Minneapolis (his father was the late Samuel Nesbitt '31), attended Portsmouth Priory, and majored in history at Princeton. He was a jazz disk jockey on WPRB and ate at Terrace. A classmate characterized him as one who "just loved life," was extremely bright, and was ahead of his time in his concern for the environment.

After Army service in South Korea, Frank became a news cameraman at TV stations in Washington and Philadelphia, then worked at the Educational Film Center in Annandale, Md., until he became a freelance cinematographer in 1978. His 1989 PBS documentary on New Deal architect Harry Hopkins was narrated by Walter Cronkite and won several awards. A 1986 special on the economy won a Chris award at the Columbus (Ohio) Film Festival.

The Class extends its deepest sympathy to his wife, Sandy; two sons, Andrew (7), and Graham (21h), a brother, Samuel Jr., and sister, Marie.