# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/franklin-j-schaffner
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:20:34.529Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/franklin-j-schaffner"
name: "Franklin J. Schaffner"
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description: "Franklin James Schaffner was an American film, television, and stage director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). He served as president of the Directors Guild of America between 1987 and 1989."
tagline: "American film director (1920–1989)"
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birthDate: "1921-05-30"
deathDate: "1989-07-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump