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Also Known As Sidney Arnold Franklin
Born March 1, 1893 • San Francisco • California
Died May 18, 1972 (aged 79) • Santa Monica • California
Notable Works “Private Lives” • “Reunion in Vienna” • “The Barretts of Wimpole Street” • “The Good Earth” • “Wild Orchids”

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