FILM DIRECTOR

Sidney Franklin

1893 - 1972

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Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Franklin has received more than 5,880 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sidney Franklin is the 1,224th most popular film director (down from 1,218th in 2019), the 8,116th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,314th in 2019) and the 308th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.9k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sidney Franklin ranks 1,224 out of 2,041. Before him are Tom McCarthy, Lee Unkrich, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Laura Poitras, David Koepp, and Priit Pärn. After him are Gregory Ratoff, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Doug Liman, Zoltan Korda, Curt Goetz, and David Ayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Sidney Franklin ranks 233. Before him are John Norton, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Cornelius Lanczos, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Ragnar Malm, and Aksel Berg. After him are Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Harlow Curtice, Giovanni Scatturin, Victor Verschueren, Tommaso Lequio di Assaba, and Willi Apel. Among people deceased in 1972, Sidney Franklin ranks 205. Before him are Tevfik Rüştü Aras, Charles Mayer, Hana Mašková, George Campbell, Andreas Cervin, and Ferde Grofé. After him are Brandon deWilde, Jan Diddens, Henry Dreyfuss, Andrea Andreen, François Devries, and Pandurang Vaman Kane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sidney Franklin ranks 8,116 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Brian (1906), Theodore Van Kirk (1921), Wilbur Ross (1937), Donald Gibb (1954), Mike Patton (1968), and Kyle Eastwood (1968). After him are Asa Hutchinson (1950), Gilby Clarke (1962), Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Andrea Martin (1947), Daryl Stuermer (1952), and Malcolm Whitman (1877).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sidney Franklin ranks 308. Before him are Walter Murch (1943), Adam McKay (1968), Tom McCarthy (1966), Lee Unkrich (1967), Laura Poitras (1964), and David Koepp (1963). After him are Doug Liman (1965), David Ayer (1968), Tony Gilroy (1956), Sam Simon (1955), Eric Kripke (1974), and J. Searle Dawley (1877).

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Filmography

Duel in the Sun
Director
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Dec 31st 19466.3 / 10
The Good Earth
Director
China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.
Jun 2nd 19376.2 / 10
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Director
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.
Sep 21st 19346 / 10