FILM DIRECTOR

Franklin J. Schaffner

1920 - 1989

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Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 – July 2, 1989) was an American film, television, and stage director. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franklin J. Schaffner is the 241st most popular film director (up from 274th in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from Japan (down from 386th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 241 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Cacoyannis, Robert Wiene, John Schlesinger, Otto Preminger, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Ruggero Deodato. After him are Nicholas Ray, Thea von Harbou, Joe D'Amato, Bertrand Tavernier, James Foley, and Patrice Chéreau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 82. Before him are Richard Farnsworth, Kim Yong-ju, Setsuko Hara, Jack Warden, Arthur Hailey, and Ivan Kozhedub. After him are Albert Barillé, Jaan Kross, P. D. James, Gene Tierney, Dorothea Binz, and Abe Lenstra. Among people deceased in 1989, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 59. Before him are Valentin Glushko, Irving Berlin, John Payne, Boris Skossyreff, Graham Chapman, and Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz. After him are A. J. Ayer, Rashid Behbudov, R. D. Laing, Werner Best, Kaoru Ishikawa, and Kazimierz Deyna.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 397 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Sushun (520), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Akinori Nakayama (1943), Kikunae Ikeda (1864), Akira Matsunaga (1914), and Otoya Yamaguchi (1943). After him are Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Koji Sasaki (1936), Shizuo Miyama (null), Yamato Takeru (72), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), and Kentaro Miura (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 8. Before him are Akira Kurosawa (1910), Isao Takahata (1935), Takeshi Kitano (1947), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), and Masaki Kobayashi (1916). After him are Nagisa Oshima (1932), Shohei Imamura (1926), Mamoru Oshii (1951), Hideaki Anno (1960), Satoshi Kon (1963), and Makoto Shinkai (1973).

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