Franklin J. Schaffner

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Gender	Male
Death	35 years ago
Died	Santa Monica
	California
	United States
Spouse	Helen Gilchrist
Children	Jenny Schaffner
	Kate Schaffner
Job	Actor
	Film director
	Film Producer
	Screenwriter
	Theatre Director
	Television producer
	Television director
Education	Columbia University
	Franklin & Marshall College
Awards	Academy Award for Best Director
	Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
	National Board of Review Award for Best Film
	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program
	Primetime Emmy Award for Best Television Adaptation
	Primetime Emmy Award for Best Direction
	Primetime Emmy Award for Best Director - Live Series
	Academy Award for Best Directing
Date of birth	May 30,1920
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Parents	Sarah Schaffner
	Paul Franklin Schaffner
Born	Tokyo
	Japan
Date of died	July 2,1989
Date of Reg.	2019-02-20 11:13:35
Date of Upd.	2023-11-11 15:20:23
ID	433373

Planet of the Apes
Patton
The Boys from Brazil
The War Lord
Nicholas and Alexandra
The Best Man
Islands in the Stream
Yes, Giorgio
The Double Man
Lionheart
The Stripper
Sphinx
Welcome Home
Twelve Angry Men
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy
High Tor
One Coat of White
While We're Young
Blithe Spirit
Magic Formula
Papillon

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Franklin J. Schaffner Life story

Franklin James Schaffner was an American film, television, and stage director. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for Patton, and is known for the films Planet of the Apes, Nicholas and Alexandra, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil. He served as president of the Directors Guild of America between 1987 and 1989.