Franklin J. Schaffner

Franklin J. Schaffner was born on May 30, 1920 in Japan. Franklin J. Schaffner's big-screen debut came with A Tour of the White House directed by Franklin J. Schaffner in 1962. Franklin J. Schaffner is known for Papillon directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, Steve McQueen stars as Henri 'Papillon' Charriere and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega. Franklin J. Schaffner has got 8 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Franklin J. Schaffner achieved is Jules Verne Awards. The upcoming new movie Franklin J. Schaffner plays is Lionheart which will be released on Aug 14, 1987.

Franklin J. Schaffner was one of the most innovative creative minds in the early days of American network television, utilizing a moving camera in the days when most television directors kept the camera static. His eye for visuals was developed in the dozens of live television programs he directed on prestigious shows such as Studio One (1948) and Playhouse 90 (1956), not to mention his work in news and public affairs on "March of Time" and as one of the directors of TV coverage of the 1948 political conventions in Philadelphia. His visual sense came to be one of the important attributes of his work in feature films, such as the trek taken across the desert by the astronauts at the start of La Planète des singes (1968). In addition to his Oscar and DGA Awards for Patton (1970), Schaffner also won Sylvania Awards in 1953 and 1954, Emmy Awards in 1954, 1955 and 1962 and a Variety Critics Poll Award in 1960.