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Franklin Schaffner
Born Franklin James Schaffner
May 30, 1920(1920-05-30)
Tokyo, Japan
Died July 2, 1989 (aged 69)
Santa Monica, California, USA
Spouse(s) Helen Jean Gilchrist (1948-1989)

Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920-July 2, 1989) was an Academy Award-winning American film director. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.

The son of missionaries, Schaffner was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised in that country. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island HonshÅ«. He returned to the United States and graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he was active in drama. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Franklin & Marshall College (abbreviated as " F&M " is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Lancaster is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the County seat of Lancaster County. He studied law at Columbia University in New York City but his education was interrupted by service with the United States Navy in World War II during which he served with American amphibious forces in Europe and North Africa. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. The City of New York World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan In the latter stages of the war he was sent to the Pacific Far East to serve with the United States Office for Strategic Services. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. The Office of Strategic Services ( OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II.

Returning home after the war, he found work in the television industry with March of Time and then joined the CBS network. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. He won directing Emmys for his work on the original 1954 CBS teleplay, 12 Angry Men. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Schaffner earned two more Emmy awards for his work on the 1955 TV adaptation of the Broadway play, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, shown on the anthology series Ford Star Jubilee. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a two-act play by Herman Wouk, which he adapted from his own Novel, The Caine Mutiny. Ford Star Jubilee was a live ninety minute color spectacular that aired once a month on Saturday nights on CBS from September 1955 to November 1956 at 900 P He won his fourth Emmy Award for his work on the series, The Defenders. The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series which ran on CBS from 1961 &ndash 1965.

In 1960, he directed Allen Drury's stage play Advise and Consent. Allen Stuart Drury ( September 2, 1918 – September 2, 1998) was a U A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Advise and Consent is a 1959 political novel written by Allen Drury which explores the reactions of those in and around the United States Senate His first Hollywood motion picture was praised and he directed the influential hit Planet of the Apes. Planet of the Apes is a 1968 Science fiction / thriller film directed by Franklin J His next film, Patton was a major success for which he won the Academy Award for Directing and the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. Patton (UK Patton Lust for Glory) is a 1970 biography drama War film, which tells the story of General George S The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States Jerry Goldsmith composed the scores for a number of his later films, including Planet of the Apes, Papillon and The Boys from Brazil. Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American Film score Composer A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film

Schaffner married Helen Jane Gilchrist in 1948. The couple had two children.

Schaffner was elected President of the Directors Guild of America in 1987.

Schaffner died on July 2, 1989 at the age of 69. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He was released 10 days before his death from a hospital where he was being treated for lung cancer. Obituaries stated he died of cancer.

Critical perception

Screenwriter William Goldman identified Schaffner in 1981 as being one of the three best directors (then living) at handling 'scope' (epicness) in films. The other two were David Lean and Richard Attenborough. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough [1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ John Bradey, "The craft of the screenwriter", 1981. Page 168


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