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Dorothea Benton Frank is a best-selling author, public speaker and nonprofit fundraiser.
She attended Bishop England High School in Charleston and graduated from General William Moultrie High School in 1969. Her interest in retail apparel took her to Atlanta, GA, where she graduated from The Fashion Institute of America in 1972. For a short period she lived in Atlanta and was employed in the Atlanta Apparel Mart by College Town Sportswear. She returned to Charleston, SC in 1973 and became a buyer for Kerrison's Department Store. In 1974 she was hired by Byer California and moved to San Francisco, CA. A year later she moved to New York City and went to work on Seventh Avenue for Fire Islander Sportswear, Heralcorp Industries and Michael Lerner. She retired from the apparel industry in 1985.
While her children were young Ms. Frank became a volunteer fundraiser, organizing events for various non-profit organizations around the Metropolitan New York area. Past board service includes The Montclair Art Museum, Whole Theater Company, The Drumthwacket Foundation, The NJ State Council on the Arts and The NJ Cultural Trust. She has also served on the Board of Trustees of the SC Coastal Conservation League and the Parent's Council of the College of Charleston. At the present time she is a trustee of Bloomfield College (Bloomfield NJ), The Montclair Film Festival (NJ) and The SC Historical Society.
Her first novel, "Sullivans Island" debuted on the NY Times list at No. 9 and went back to press over 25 times, has well over one million copies in print and can be found in ten foreign languages. Her subsequent novels "Plantation," "Isle of Palms," "Shem Creek," "Pawleys Island," "Full of Grace," "Bulls Island," "The Christmas Pearl" "Land of Mango Sunsets," "Lowcountry Summer," "Return to Sullivans Island," "Folly Beach," "Porch Lights," "The Last Original Wife" were all NY Times bestsellers and may also be found in various foreign languages.
She is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from The College of Charleston and a Doctorate of Fine Arts from Bloomfield College.
Ms. Frank is an avid cook, enjoys fly fishing, reading and travel and is a frequent speaker on the creative process for students of all ages. She divides her time between the Lowcountry of South Carolina and New Jersey.
Speech Topics
Folly Beach and the Legend of George Gershwin, Dorothy and DuBose Heyward, and Porgy and Bess
The Art of Fundraising for the Arts
The High Art of the Lowcountry
Writing as a Second Career
Creative Writing and the Creative Process for Students of All Ages
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