Lynn C. Franklin
1946-2021
Literary agent and scout Lynn C. Franklin, 74, died July 19th after a lengthy battle with cancer.
After founding her eponymous scouting agency in 1978, she partnered with Todd R. Siegal to form Franklin & Siegal Associates in 1992 (which continues to represent several of the original clients).
As agent, Lynn represented Edward Radzinsky’s bestselling biography The Last Tsar: Life and Death of Nicholas II, edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and books by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Other notable clients included Deepak Chopra (Perfect Health), Rafer Johnson, Nobel Laureate Jody Williams, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, and former Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
She was the author of May the Circle Be Unbroken, which looked at adoption from all perspectives and includes an account of her reunion in 1993 with her birth son. She served on the boards of adoption organizations and was a strong advocate for adoption reform.
Lynn will be remembered as a trailblazing pioneer in the world of international scouting with a strong love of her many friends worldwide.
