Pat Frank | |
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| Born | Harry Hart Frank Jr. May 5, 1907 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | October 12, 1964 (aged 57) Atlantic Beach, Florida, US |
| Resting place | Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL |
| Occupation | Journalist and author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Notable works | Alas, Babylon, Mr. Adam |
| Children | Perry Frank Patrick Gene Frank |
Harry Hart "Pat" Frank (May 5, 1907 – October 12, 1964) was an American newspaperman, writer, and government consultant. Perhaps the "first of the post-Hiroshima doomsday authors",[1] his best known work is his post-apocalyptic novel Alas, Babylon (1959), which depicted the outbreak of a nuclear war and the struggles of its survivors in a small central Florida town.