Born in Zurich on November 9, 1924, Frank began training as a photographer in 1941. He moved to New York in 1947, where he worked for various magazines. Supported by a Guggenheim grant, he completed The Americans, published by Delpire in Paris in 1958, and by Grove Press (with introduction by Jack Kerouac) in the USA in 1959. In 1950 Frank married artist Mary Lockspeiser (*1933) and had two children: Pablo (1951-1994) and Andrea (1954-1974). In 1975 he married artist June Leaf (1929-2024).At the end of the 1950s, Frank began to produce numerous documentary and independent films. He passed away of September 9, 2019, in Inverness, Canada. His work is represented by the June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation.
