What is Frank M. Robinson?
'''Frank Malcolm Robinson''' (August 9, 1926 &ndash; June 30, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[science fiction]] and [[techno]]-[[thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[writer]], [[editor]] and [[screenwriter]]. His best known [[novel]] was ''[[The Power (novel)|The Power]]''. In the 1970s, he was a [[Public speaking|speechwriter]] for gay [[politician]] [[Harvey Milk]], before he was murdered in 1978. Robinson was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He was openly [[gay]]. He had a small role in the [[movie]] ''[[Milk (movie)|Milk]]'' (2008) about Harvey Milk, starring [[Sean Penn]]. Robinson died on June 30, 2014 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], aged 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/07/01/rip-author-and-harvey-milk-speechwriterand-former-chicagoanfrank-m-robinson|title=RIP author and Harvey Milk speechwriter—and former Chicagoan—Frank M. Robinson|newspaper=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=July 1, 2014|accessdate=July 2, 2014|first=Albert|last=Williams|archive-date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708061821/http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/07/01/rip-author-and-harvey-milk-speechwriterand-former-chicagoanfrank-m-robinson|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official|http://frankmrobinson.com/}} * {{IMDb name|0732631}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Frank M}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American science fiction writers]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT novelists]] [[Category:LGBT people from Chicago]] [[Category:LGBT screenwriters]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Chicago]] [[Category:Writers from San Francisco]]