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Franklin J. Schaffner (1920–1989)
Franklin J. Schaffner was one of the most innovative creative minds in the early days of American network television, utilizing a moving camera in the days when most television directors kept the camera static. His eye for visuals was developed in the dozens of live television programs he directed on prestigious shows such as Studio One (1948) and ...
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Died:(age 69) in Santa Monica, California, USA |
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Filmography
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Director (33 credits)
1962-1964
The DuPont Show of the Week
(TV Series) (10 episodes)
- Ambassador at Large
(1964)
- Don't Go Upstairs
(1964)
- More, More, More, More
(1964)
- Jeremy Rabbitt - The Secret Avenger
(1964)
- The Legend of Lylah Clare
(1963)
1961-1962
Les accusés
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Reunion with Death
(1962)
- The Tarnished Cross
(1962)
- Gideon's Follies
(1961)
- The Attack
(1961)
- The Boy Between
(1961)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
1957-1960
Playhouse 90
(TV Series) (19 episodes)
- The Cruel Day
(1960)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Silver Whistle
(1959)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Rank and File
(1959)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- Dark December
(1959)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- In Lonely Expectation
(1959)
1959
Startime
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks
(1959)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
1953-1959
Person to Person
(TV Series documentary) (248 episodes)
- Episode #6.40
(1959)
- Episode #6.39
(1959)
- Episode #6.38
(1959)
- Episode #6.37
(1959)
- Episode #6.36
(1959)
1956-1957
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- So Short a Season
(1957)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Rag Jungle
(1956)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- Angel's Ransom
(1956)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- Antigone
(1956)
- Roar of the Lion
(1956)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
1949-1956
Studio One
(TV Series) (111 episodes)
- Family Protection
(1956)
- The Drop of a Hat
(1956)
- The Arena
(1956)
... (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Tale of St. Emergency
(1956)
- Flower of Pride
(1956)
1955-1956
Ford Star Jubilee
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- High Tor
(1956)
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1955)
1948-1951
The Ford Theatre Hour
(TV Series) (21 episodes)
- The Ghost Patrol
(1951)
- Night over London
(1951)
- Three in a Room
(1951)
- Peter Ibbetson
(1951)
- Dead on the Vine
(1951)
1949
Wesley
(TV Series) (13 episodes)
- Episode #1.13
(1949)
- Episode #1.12
(1949)
- Episode #1.11
(1949)
- Episode #1.10
(1949)
- Episode #1.9
(1949)
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Producer (6 credits)
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Actor (1 credit)
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Writer (1 credit)
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Set decorator (1 credit)
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Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (5 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
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He directed Loring Mandel's play, "Advise and Consent," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Farley Granger, Chester Morris, Royal Beal, Russell Gaige, House Jameson, Atwood Levensalger, Betty Rollin, Archie Smith, Kay Doubleday, Grant Code, Harry Millard, and Van Ackerman in the cast. Rouben Ter-Arutunian was set ... See more »Alternate Names:
Franklin Scaffner | Franklin Schaffner | Frank Schaffner | S. Schaffner
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