Charles E. Frohman Family

Charles E. Frohman (1901-1976) was a prominent attorney, author, and civic leader in Sandusky. Related to the famous theatrical managers Charles, Daniel, and Gustave Frohman, he wrote several books of local history about Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands region. The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center is fortunate to have several family photos from the Frohman family in the historical photograph collection. 

Below is a portrait of a young Charles E. Frohman, taken at the Platt Studio in Sandusky. Charles was the only child of Daniel and Helen (Wagner) Frohman.

This picture of Helen Wagner was taken at the Bishop studio when Helen was a young woman. Helen Wagner and Daniel Frohman were married in Sandusky on October 24, 1900.

Below are undated pictures of the parents of Charles E. Frohman, Mr. Daniel Frohman and Mrs. Helen (Wagner) Frohman. Daniel Frohman passed away in 1934, and Mrs. Helen Frohman died in 1936. Both were buried at Oakland Cemetery.

Charles E. Frohman died on September 10, 1976.His wife, the former Ruth E. Dinsmore died in September of 1996. The final resting place of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Frohman is Sandusky’s Oakland Cemetery. 

Visit the Sandusky Library to read several local history books written by Charles E. Frohman. Also available on microfilm is an index to the Sandusky Register and Star Journal, created by Mr. Frohman. It covers topics of special interest to Charles E. Frohman dating from the nineteenth century through the mid-1970s.