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Richard Franklin is an Australian film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for directing the horror films Road Games (1981) and Psycho II (1983). He has also directed the films Patrick (1978), Link (1986), and F/X2 (1991). Franklin was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 15 July 1948. He attended the University of Melbourne, where he studied film and television. Franklin began his career in the film industry in the early 1970s, working as an assistant director on the films Sunday Too Far Away (1975) and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978). He made his directorial debut with the horror film Patrick (1978). Franklin's most successful film was the horror film Road Games (1981), which was a box office success in Australia. He followed this up with the horror sequel Psycho II (1983). He also directed the films Link (1986) and F/X2 (1991). Franklin has also worked as a producer on the films The Lighthorsemen (1987) and The Crossing (1990). He has also written the screenplays for the films Patrick (1978) and Road Games (1981). As of 2021, Richard Franklin's net worth is estimated to be $2 million.

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Occupation director,producer,writer
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 15 July 1948
Birthday 15 July
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 11 July, 2007
Died Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Who Is Richard Franklin's Wife?

His wife is Jennifer Hadden (2000 - 11 July 2007) ( his death), Denise Elizabeth Baldwin (15 September 1972 - ?) ( divorced) ( 3 children)

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Richard Franklin Net Worth

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1969

" Franklin returned to Australia following graduation in 1969 and got a job as an assistant director for the popular TV series "Homicide. " Franklin went on to direct several episodes. He also made several short movies and documentaries around this time. Franklin made his feature film debut with the raunchy sex comedy "The True Story of Eskimo Nell. " He followed this picture with the equally bawdy "Fantasm. " His third movie "Patrick" was a nifty horror feature that proved to be a big international success; it won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Film, and won the Best Director Award at the Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival. "Roadgames" was a tense and witty "danger on the road" thriller knockout which was the most expensive Australian film made in the early 80s. Franklin then did the surprisingly solid and satisfying belated sequel "Psycho II. " His other movies include the delightful "Cloak and Dagger," the silly "Link," and the hugely enjoyable "F/X 2. " However, Franklin became weary of Hollywood studio politics and returned to his native Australia. He made the acclaimed play adaptations "Hotel Sorrento" and "Brilliant Lies. " "Hotel Sorrento" won an AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for both Best Film and Best Director. Franklin also did a made-for-TV adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic fantasy adventure novel "The Lost World. " His final feature was the horror thriller "Visitors. " In addition to his film work, Franklin also directed episodes of the TV shows "Flatland," "A Fine Romance," and "Beauty and the Beast. " He was a drummer in the Melbourne band The Pink Finks and was a lecturer at the Swinburne School of Film and Television in Australia.

1967

Franklin eventually went to America and attended the University of Southern California in 1967. While studying at USC Franklin got Hitchcock to do a Q&A session for a screening of "Rope. " Hitchcock in turn invited Franklin to watch him work on the set of "Topaz.

1949

Franklin had wanted to do a thriller for children and started out to do a remake of the 1949 Bobby Driscoll suspenser "The Window," which Universal held the rights to. Ultimately the writers abandoned that and ended up writing "Cloak and Dagger.".

1948

Writer, director and producer Richard Franklin was born on July 15, 1948 in Melbourne, Australia. Infatuated with cinema at an early age, Franklin first began making 8mm films at age 10. Franklin saw Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" two years later and was hooked on movies for life. Richard enrolled at Monash University in Melbourne and worked as an assistant cameraman at a television advertising company.