Sidney Franklin (director)

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Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin - Jun 1920 MPN.jpg
Franklin in 1920
Born
Sidney Arnold Franklin

(1893-03-21)March 21, 1893
San Francisco, California, US
DiedMay 18, 1972(1972-05-18) (aged 79)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Spouse(s)
Ann Denitz
(m. 1916; div. 1933)

Ruth Helms
(m. 1937; died 1960)

(m. 1963; died 1969)
Children1

Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.[1]

His brother Chester Franklin (1889–1954) also became a director during the silent film era best known for directing the early Technicolor film The Toll of the Sea.

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References[]

  1. ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology (2 ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 0-7864-1059-0. OCLC 46822379.

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