Frank Netter Henry a fost nascut în Manhattan, la 53rd Street si saptelea Avenue, a crescut si vreau sa fiu un artist. In high school, he obtained a scholarship to study at the National Academy of Design , doing so at night while continuing high school. În liceu, a obtinut o bursa de studiu la Academia Nationala de Design, a face acest lucru la noapte în timp ce continua liceu. After further studying at the Art Students League of New York and with private teachers, he began a commercial art career, quickly achieving success and doing work for the Saturday Evening Post and the New York Times . Dupa studierea în continuare la Liga Studentilor de Arta din New York si private, cu profesori, el a început cariera de arta comercial, realizarea de succes rapid si face de lucru pentru sâmbata seara Post si New York Times. However, his family disapproved of a career as an artist and he agreed to study medicine. Cu toate acestea, familia lui respinse de o cariera ca un artist si el de acord pentru a studia medicina. After getting a degree at the City College of New York , he completed medical school at New York University and a surgical internship at Bellevue Hospital and attempted to begin practicing medicine. Dupa obtinerea unui grad de la City College din New York, a absolvit scoala medicala la Universitatea New York si un stagiu chirurgicale de la Spitalul Bellevue si a încercat sa înceapa practica medicina. However, as Dr. Netter put it: "This was in 1933-the depths of the Depression-and there was no such thing as medical practice. If a patient ever wandered into your office by mistake, he didn't pay." Cu toate acestea, ca Dr. Netter pus-o: "Aceasta a fost în 1933 în adâncimile de-a-Depresie si nu a existat nici un astfel de lucru ca practica medicala. Daca un pacient wandered vreodata în biroul dumneavoastra, din greseala, el nu a plati."