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- Schaffner was born in Tokyo, Japan, the son of American missionaries Sarah Horting (née Swords) and Paul Franklin Schaffner, and was raised in Japan.
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Schaffner was born in Tokyo, Japan, the son of American missionaries Sarah Horting (née Swords) and Paul Franklin Schaffner, and was raised in Japan. The Schaffners returned to the United States and settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania when Franklin Schaffner was 5 years old.
Franklin J. Schaffner was born on May 30, 1920 in Tokyo, Japan to American missionaries Sarah Horting and Paul Franklin Schaffner. He was raised in Japan until he turned five.
Jun 28, 2024 · Schaffner, whose parents were Protestant missionaries, was raised in Japan until he was five years old, when his family returned to the United States. He attended Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania (A.B., 1942) and then served as a lieutenant in the navy during World War II.
- Michael Barson
Franklin spent the first 6 years of his life in Japan with his missionary parents. When his father died he and his mother returned to America. After graduating he enlisted in the navy and during WWII he was an officer on landing craft and convoys seeing action in Africa, Sicily, Normandy, Burma and China..
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- July 2, 1989
Franklin J. Schaffner. Director: Planet of the Apes. 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.
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Franklin James Schaffner, an American film director, was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1920. He was raised in a missionary family and later moved to the United States with his family during his teenage years.
Franklin James Schaffner was born to Protestant missionaries on May 30, 1920, in Tokyo, Japan. His family returned to the United States when he was five years old. Schaffner received a bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania in 1942 and then served in the navy during World War II .
