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Franklyn Farnum
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He appeared in eight Best Picture Academy Award winners, more than anyone else:
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
,
Going My Way (1944)
,
The Lost Weekend (1945)
,
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
,
All About Eve (1950)
,
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
,
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
and
The Apartment (1960)
. He was also in nine other Academy Award Best Picture nominees:
Stagecoach (1939)
,
Johnny Belinda (1948)
,
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
,
The Heiress (1949)
,
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
,
A Place in the Sun (1951)
,
The Country Girl (1954)
,
The Ten Commandments (1956)
, and
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
.
Daughter Martha Lillian Smith (b. 3/3/1898) in Boston, MA
Father with Edythe Walker of
Geraldine Farnum
.
His real name was William Smith; "Franklyn Farnum" was a stage name, and he was not related to actors
William Farnum
or
Dustin Farnum
, who were brothers.
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