Literary Career
Frank's talents were becoming well known and his articles began appearing in popular magazines, such as Good Housekeeping and the Atlantic Monthly. In 1931, he was invited to join the staff of the New Yorker.
Frank continued with the New Yorker, becoming well known for his annual Christmas poems.
Always a devout Catholic, Frank received not one, but two Papal blessings in his life. In 1960, he also received an invitation to the Inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as President. (It is not known if he attended.)
In 1953, Frank was diagnosed as having tuburculosis and advised to take complete bedrest. He took his typewrier with him. And although the diagnosis proved wrong, he found writing in bed most comfortable and continued to do so for the rest of his career.