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Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

Birthday May 30, 1920

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Japan

DEATH DATE Jul 2, 1989 (69)

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About

Winner of the 1970 Academy Award for Best Director for the film Patton.

Before Fame

He studied law at Columbia University.

Trivia

He directed the original Planet of the Apes.

Family Life

He married Helen Jean Gilchrist in 1948 and together they had two children.

Associated With

He worked with Gregory Peck on the 1978 film The Boys from Brazil.