Marshall Frady

Marshall B. Frady
Born	January 11, 1940 Augusta, Georgia
Died	March 9, 2004 Greenville, South Carolina
Cause of death	cancer
Nationality	American
Occupation	journalist
Known for	books and articles on Civil Rights Movement
Awards	Emmy (1982)

Marshall Bolton Frady (1940 – March 9, 2004) was an American journalist and author particularly known for his work on the African-American civil rights movement in the American South. In 1968, he published Wallace, a controversial biography of George Wallace, later described by contemporary Marc Cooper as "an instant classic". His articles appeared in The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Life and Harper's, and he contributed to the American Broadcasting Company's news series Close Up and Nightline.

Frady was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 11, 1940. His father was a minister in the Southern Baptist church. In 1963, Frady received a bachelor's degree from Furman University, where he later joined the faculty as writer in residence. He began as a journalist at Newsweek, later moving to the Saturday Evening Post and contributing to Harper's and Life. Frady was married four times, to Susanne Barker (January 20, 1961 – October 1966), Gloria Mochel (November 10, 1966 – 1975), and Gudrun Barbara Schunk, whom he married on May 14, 1975 and in 1989 to Barbara Gandolfo-Frady who survived him. He had three children: Katrina, Carson, and Shannon.

In addition to his print work, Frady was also active as a television journalist, contributing to the American Broadcasting Company's news series Close Up and Nightline. In 1982, he won an Emmy for his work on a documentary about mercenaries, Soldiers of the Twilight.

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