Irwin Franklyn

Irwin Franklyn
Franklin, 1931
Born
Irwin Richard Franklyn

January 18, 1904
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 1966
California, U.S.
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Other namesIrwin R. Franklin
Occupation(s)Publicist, novelist, writer, screenwriter, film director, film producer
Spouse(s)Nan Chapman (divorced),
Hazel Greene
Children2

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]

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

As producer, director, or screenplay writer

References

  1. ^ "Screen Celebrity Headlines Bill". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1925-10-04. p. 114. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary". The Film Daily. 129. Wid's Films and Film Folk Incorporated: 5. 1966.
  3. ^ a b c d 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)
  4. ^ a b "Irwin Richard Franklyn, California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000, database with image". familysearch.org. September 12, 1966.
  5. ^ a b c "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.
  6. ^ Richards, Larry (2015-09-17). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4766-1052-8.
  7. ^ Supreme Court Appellant Division, Second Department. New York City, NY: The Hecla Press. 1937. pp. 46, 58.
  8. ^ Smoodin, Eric (13 January 2005). Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity, and American Film Studies, 1930–1960. ISBN 0822386267.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ a b c 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.
  11. ^ "Irwin Franklyn". BFI.[dead link‍]
  12. ^ a b Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia. Hollywood Reporter. 1952. p. 251.


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