Francis J. Hackinson (July 7, 1927 – February 6, 2021) was an American music publisher who was the CEO and president of Columbia Pictures Publications.
[1] He was hired as vice president and general manager in June 1971, when Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., formed the division in Miami.
[2] Hackinson is widely credited with elevating Columbia Pictures Publications — in the music print field — to a preeminent market position, according to Robert L. Stone, former executive at Columbia Pictures.
He also negotiated the first print deal in the United States for Beatles songs.
[2] In 1963, Frank Hackinson divorced Barbara in Miami, Florida.