Gerold Frank; Ghostwriter of Celebrity Biographies

Gerold Frank, 91, author who pioneered the “as told to” celebrity biography. Frank achieved global success in his collaboration with Mike Connolly and singer Lillian Roth on her memoir, “I’ll Cry Tomorrow,” which was made into a 1955 film starring Susan Hayward. Frank also assisted gossip columnist Sheilah Graham on “Beloved Infidel,” the story of her relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald. That book was also made into a film in 1959 starring Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr. In addition to 17 books he ghostwrote, Frank wrote several critically praised true crime books. He won Edgar awards from the Mystery Writers of America for “The Deed” in 1963 about the assassination of British diplomat Lord Moyne and again in 1966 for “The Boston Strangler,” which was made into a movie starring Tony Curtis. He also wrote “An American Death,” chronicling the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He died Thursday in Philadelphia.

Peter Guerrero, 47; Bilingual Educator, Activist

Peter Marc Guerrero, 47, bilingual educator and community activist. Born in New York, Guerrero earned degrees from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, the Centro de Artes and Lenguas in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Stanford University and the University of San Francisco. He later taught at the University of San Francisco and Cal State Hayward, and at the time of his death was principal of Cesar Chavez Middle School in Hayward. Guerrero taught summer seminars in Oaxaca, Mexico, and translated Spanish books into English. In his Hayward community in Northern California, he had served as affirmative action commissioner. On Saturday in Hayward of cancer.

Sam Locke; Playwright, Screenwriter for TV, Films

Sam Locke, 81, playwright, screenwriter for documentary films and television. A native of Peabody, Mass., Locke graduated from City College of New York and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After writing sketches for Broadway revues, he moved during his Army years into writing scripts for training films, documentaries and historical films. After the war, he worked on a film to help implement the Marshall Plan in Europe. In 1955, Locke was coauthor of the play “Women With Red Hair,” which was produced for more than 30 years in such cities as Los Angeles, Rome and Madrid. Locke’s extensive work for television over its first quarter-century ranged from comedy sketches for Garry Moore and Red Buttons to such series as “Bachelor Father,” “McHale’s Navy,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “The Flying Nun,” “Julia,” “Mayberry RFD,” “The Brady Bunch” and “The Brian Keith Show.” His articles included fiction and nonfiction for magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, True and Esquire. On Friday in San Diego.