Irwin Franklyn
Irwin Richard Franklyn (1904–1966)[1][2] was an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, novelist, and publicist. He wrote novelizations of films including Flight: An Epic of the Air for Frank Capra's film. He is also known as Irwin R. Franklin.[3]
Irwin Franklyn | |
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| Born | Irwin Richard Franklyn January 18, 1904 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1966 California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
| Other names | Irwin R. Franklin |
| Occupation(s) | Publicist, novelist, writer, screenwriter, film director, film producer |
| Spouse(s) | Nan Chapman (divorced), Hazel Greene |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
Irwin Richard Franklyn was born on January 18, 1904, in New York City.[4] In 1922, he moved to Hollywood, California, to work as a publicity director for film producer Thomas H. Ince.[2] Franklyn's work in film was in the creation of many "Negro films"[5] in the 1930s and 1940s.
He died on September 7, 1966, after suffering from a heart attack, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.[2] Franklyn had been married to Hazel Greene, whom he worked with in film[4][6] and together they had two children. Franklyn had previously been married to Nan Chapman, which ended in divorce; this divorce was mentioned in part of the New York Supreme Court, Nan Petersen vs. John P. Petersen (1934).[7]
Filmography
Novelizations
- Flight, novelization of Frank Capra film[8]
- Song of Love (1929), novelization of photoplay[9]
As producer, director, or screenplay writer
- Harlem Is Heaven (1932), screenplay writer and director
- Harlemania[5]
- Policy Man (1938) director,[5][10] and co-produced with Hazel Franklyn
- Gone Harlem (1938) director[10]
- Sugar Baby Hill (1938) director[10]
- Minstrel Man (1944)[3] co-wrote screenplay adaptation
- Waterfront (1944)[3][11] co-wrote screenplay adaptation
- The Lady Confesses (1945), screenplay writer
- The Woman from Tangier (1948), screenplay writer[12]
- Daughter of the West (1949), screenplay adaptation[3][12]
References
- "Screen Celebrity Headlines Bill". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1925-10-04. p. 114. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- "Obituary". The Film Daily. Wid's Films and Film Folk Incorporated. 129: 5. 1966.
- Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. American Film Institute. University of California Press. 1997. p. 1265. ISBN 978-0-520-20964-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Irwin Richard Franklyn, California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000, database with image". familysearch.org. September 12, 1966.
- "Hallejua Star Receives Long Time Contract, Image 1". Twin-City Herald (newspaper). July 30, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-27 – via Chronicling America, National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Richards, Larry (2015-09-17). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4766-1052-8.
- Supreme Court Appellant Division, Second Department. New York City, NY: The Hecla Press. 1937. pp. 46, 58.
- Smoodin, Eric (13 January 2005). Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity, and American Film Studies, 1930–1960. ISBN 0822386267.
- Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series. Library of Congress Copyright Office. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1957. p. 1577.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Koszarski, Richard (2008). Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-8135-4293-5.
- "Irwin Franklyn". BFI.
- Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia. Hollywood Reporter. 1952. p. 251.