Sidney Franklin (director)

(Redirected from S.A. Franklin)

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
DiedMay 18, 1972(1972-05-18) (aged 79)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Spouses
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

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Director

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Producer

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Actor

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References

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  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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