Sidney Franklin (director)

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]

Sidney Franklin
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

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.

Partial filmography

Director

Producer

Actor

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References

  1. Silent Film Necrology p.181 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
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