The following, submitted March 2005 by Sharlene Hall, is written by Tad Bickley, Best of the West Auctions. The source is Matthew Franklin, son of the artist.
John Franklin was born on Christmas day, 1925 in North Platte, Nebraska. After his father died when he was six years old, his mother moved the family to Glendale, California where he grew up. Franklin attended college at Glendale College until his college days were interrupted by enlisting in the Army for World War II.
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