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Frank McCarthy (June 8, 1912 – December 1, 1986) was the secretary of the General Staff of the United States Department of War during World War II; briefly United States Assistant Secretary of State for Administration in 1945; and later a distinguished executive producer, whose 1970 film Patton won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1970. Frank McCarthy was born near Richmond, Virginia on June 8, 1912. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1933. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute, McCarthy worked as a reporter for the Richmond News Leader. He... MORE

Frank McCarthy (June 8, 1912 – December 1, 1986) was the secretary of the General Staff of the United States Department of War during World War II; briefly United States Assistant Secretary of State for Administration in 1945; and later a distinguished executive producer, whose 1970 film Patton won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1970. Frank McCarthy was born near Richmond, Virginia on June 8, 1912. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1933. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute, McCarthy worked as a reporter for the Richmond News Leader. He then moved to New York City and became the press agent for legendary Broadway theater producer George Abbott's Brother Rat (1937), a farce about students at the Virginia Military Institute. (In 1938, Brother Rat was made into a film starring Priscilla Lane and Wayne Morris. Ronald Reagan was cast in a minor role, and it was during this film shoot that Reagan met his future wife Jane Wyman.) In mid-1940, following the Second Armistice at Compiègne, McCarthy enlisted in the United States Army Reserve. By 1941, McCarthy had attained the rank of Colonel and was aide-de-camp to the Chief of Staff of the LESS