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Feb 12, 2014 · Oscars. 2.72M subscribers. Subscribed. 129. 18K views 9 years ago. Janet Gaynor and Ryan O'Neal presenting Franklin J. Schaffner with the Oscar® for Directing for "Patton" at the 43rd...
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He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). He served as president of the Directors Guild of America between 1987 and 1989.
Franklin J. Schaffner's "Patton" (1970), released at the height of the unpopular war in Vietnam, was described by many reviewers at the time as "really" an anti-war film. It was nothing of the kind.
Jul 3, 1989 · July 3, 1989 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Academy and Emmy award-winning director Franklin J. Schaffner died early Sunday at his home in Santa Monica. Schaffner, 69, died 10 days after...
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* Directing - Franklin J. Schaffner * Film Editing - Hugh S. Fowler * Best Picture - Frank McCarthy, Producer * Sound - Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
Franklin J. Schaffner (born May 30, 1920, Tokyo, Japan—died July 2, 1989, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) was an American director who worked on a number of well-regarded television programs before launching a successful film career that included such classics as Planet of the Apes (1968) and Patton (1970).
Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 – July 2, 1989) was an American director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is also known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978).
