Sidney Franklin (director)
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Sidney Franklin | |
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 Franklin in 1920 | |
| Born | Sidney Arnold Franklin March 21, 1893 |
| Died | May 18, 1972 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Denitz (one son Sidney Jr), Enid Bennett |
Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972)[1] was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.[2]
His brother Chester Franklin (1889–1954) also became a director during the silent film era best known for directing the early Technicolor film Toll of the Sea.
Partial filmography
Director
- Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916) co-directed with brother Chester
- A Sister of Six (1916) co-directed with brother Chester
- The Babes in the Woods (1917) co-directed with brother Chester
- Treasure Island (1918) co-directed with Chester
- The Safety Curtain (1918)
- Her Only Way (1918)
- The Forbidden City (1918)
- The Hoodlum (1919)
- A Virtuous Vamp (1919) assistant director with David Kirkland
- Smilin' Through (1922)
- Her Sister from Paris (1925)
- Beverly of Graustark (1926)
- The Actress (1928)
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
- Wild Orchids (1929)
- A Lady's Morals (1930)
- Private Lives (1931)
- Smilin' Through (1932)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957; a scene-for-scene remake of the 1934 version)
- The Dark Angel (1935)
- The Good Earth (1937)
- Duel in the Sun (1946)
Producer
- Ninotchka (1939) (associate producer)
- Waterloo Bridge (1940)
- Mrs. Miniver (1942)
- Random Harvest (1942)
- Madame Curie (1943)
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
- The Yearling (1946)
- Homecoming (1948)
- Command Decision (1948)
- The Miniver Story (1950)
- Fearless Fagan (1952) (associate producer)
- Sky Full of Moon (1952)
- The Story of Three Loves (1953)
- Gypsy Colt (1953)
- Young Bess (1953)
- Torch Song (1953)
References
- ^ Sidney Franklin; findagrave.com
- ^ Silent Film Necrology p.181 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
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