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Milt Franklyn

Composer | * 09/16/1897 († 64, 04/24/1962) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Milton J. Franklyn (born Milton Julius Frumkin; September 16, 1897 – April 24, 1962) was an American musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoons, working alongside and later succeeding Carl Stalling. ()

Milton J. "Milt" Franklyn(September 16, 1897 – April 24, 1962) was a musicalcomposerandarrangerwho worked on theWarner Bros.Looney Tunesanimated cartoons.Franklyn moved from New York toSalt Lake Cityat the age of three, where he went to high school and finished one year at the University of Utah. He was the state junior tennis champion in Utah for six years.The next two years were spent at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, then he began a term at Pennsylvania University when he was called to service in World War One. Franklyn did not serve overseas; he trained as a naval officer for three months and then theArmisticewas signed on November 11, 1918. He returned to Berkeley to finish his education. As Franklyn could play a number of instruments, he joined a band inSan Franciscoand for the next few years played at the Palace andSt. Francishotels. He began his own nine-piece orchestra, known at various times as the Peninsula Band, the Super Soloists, and the Merrimakers, and appeared inSan Mateo(1926 to June 1927), where he also owned a music store,andSan Jose(1928 to January 1929), where he was Master of Ceremonies and wrote revues for the California Theatrebefore moving on toFresno andOakland. For two years he was emcee with Fanchon and Marco at Fox West Coast inSan Diego; musical director and emcee with Paramount Publix Corporation, travelling toSeattle,Denver,HoustonandToledo; and finally worked on theLoew'scircuit inProvidence, Rhode IslandandNew York Cityfrom 1933 to 1935. Franklyn quitvaudevilleto go toHollywoodin 1935 and spent a year doing occasional work. In early 1936, he joined Warner Bros. as music arranger toCarl Stalling, becoming music director in 1953. The first cartoon with Franklyn credited as a composer wasBugs and Thugs, released in 1954, though Franklyn estimated at the time his 599th cartoon for Warners wasPast Perfumance.Franklyn always composed his scores at home early in the morning; he only went to the studio to watch the 30-piece Warner Bros. Orchestra record the music or to view the finished cartoon. Among the songs Franklyn is said to have composed with directorChuck Jonesand writerMichael MalteseisThe Michigan Ragfor the 1955 cartoonOne Froggy Evening, featuringMichigan J. Frog.However, the ASCAPdatabase lists only Maltese as the composer. He became the sole composer in 1958 upon Stalling's retirement. Franklyn died of aheart attackon April 24, 1962. At the time of his death, Franklyn was composing the score for aTweetycartoon,The Jet Cage. The first two minutes of the cartoon were scored by Franklyn, the rest byWilliam Lava, who had been working on the Warner Bros. main lot and replaced him as musical director.The Jet Cageopening credits lists Franklyn and not Lava, while the ASCAP database credits Franklyn with composing the opening title, with no mention of Lava, but a change in composing style in the cartoon is noticeable. Franklyn joined ASCAP in 1954 and was a member of the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. He and his wife Charlotte K. Franklyn were registered Democrats. After his death, Franklyn's music also appeared inBugs Bunny on Broadway.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Son of the Mask

FSK: 6+ years

2005 | 2.1/5 | 1h 34min
available on:

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters

FSK: 6+ years

1988 | 3.4/5 | 1h 12min
available on:

Doctor Sleep

FSK: 16+ years

2019 | 3.6/5 | 2h 32min
available on:

Arthur

FSK: 12+ years

2011 | 2.8/5 | 1h 50min
available on:

The Bugs Bunny Show

Certification unknown

1960 | 4.0/5 | 25min per episode
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Movies with Milt Franklyn as Crew(147)

Sound/Music1991 Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
Sound/Music1962 Mother Was a Rooster
Sound/Music1962 Wet Hare
Sound/Music1962 Louvre Come Back to Me!
Sound/Music1962 Mexican Boarders
Sound/Original Music Composer1962 Adventures of the Road-Runner
Sound/Music1962 The Jet Cage
Sound/Music1962 Crows' Feat
Sound/Original Music Composer1962 Honey's Money
Sound/Original Music Composer1962 Quackodile Tears
Sound/Original Music Composer1962 Bill of Hare
Sound/Music1961 Prince Violent
Sound/Music1961 Rebel Without Claws
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 Birds of a Father
Sound/Music1961 Nelly's Folly
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 Compressed Hare
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 The Last Hungry Cat
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 D' Fightin' Ones
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 Strangled Eggs
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 Hoppy Daze
Sound/Music1961 Beep Prepared
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 Zip 'n Snort
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 Cannery Woe
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 The Mouse on 57th Street
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Mice Follies
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Wild Wild World
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Who Scent You?
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Person to Bunny
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Fastest with the Mostest
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Goldimouse and the Three Cats
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Rabbit's Feat
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 The Dixie Fryer
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Crockett-Doodle-Do
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Hyde and Go Tweet
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Dog Gone People
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Lighter Than Hare
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 High Note
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 From Hare to Heir
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 West of the Pesos
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Mouse and Garden
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Hopalong Casualty
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Ready, Woolen and Able
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Horse Hare
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Trip for Tat
Sound/Original Music Composer1959 Mouse-Placed Kitten
Sound/Music1959 Apes of Wrath
Sound/Music1959 Mexicali Shmoes
Sound/Original Music Composer1959 People Are Bunny
Sound/Original Music Composer1959 The Mouse That Jack Built
Sound/Original Music Composer1959 Wild and Woolly Hare
Sound/Music1959 Baton Bunny
Sound/Original Music Composer1959 A Witch's Tangled Hare
Sound/Original Music Composer1958 Cat Feud
Sound/Music1958 Hare-Less Wolf
Sound/Music1958 Robin Hood Daffy
Sound/Original Music Composer1958 Hare-Way to the Stars
Sound/Music1958 Knighty Knight Bugs
Sound/Original Music Composer1958 Whoa, Be-Gone!
Sound/Music1958 Tortilla Flaps
Sound/Music Arranger1957 What's Opera, Doc?
Sound/Music1957 Tweety and the Beanstalk
Sound/Music Editor1957 Rabbit Romeo
Sound/Music1957 Steal Wool
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Scrambled Aches
Sound/Music1957 Tabasco Road
Sound/Music1957 Gonzales' Tamales
Sound/Music1957 Show Biz Bugs
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Ducking the Devil
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Bedevilled Rabbit
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Boyhood Daze
Sound/Music1957 Go Fly a Kit
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Birds Anonymous
Sound/Music1957 Ali Baba Bunny
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Zoom and Bored
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Boston Quackie
Sound/Original Music Composer1956 Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
Sound/Original Music Composer1956 Broom-Stick Bunny
Sound/Music1956 Yankee Dood It
Sound/Music Director1956 Weasel Stop
Sound/Music1956 Weasel Stop
Sound/Orchestrator1956 Weasel Stop
Sound/Original Music Composer1956 The Honey-Mousers
Sound/Music1956 To Hare Is Human
Sound/Music1956 Tugboat Granny
Sound/Music1956 Rocket Squad
Sound/Music1956 A Star Is Bored
Sound/Music1956 Deduce, You Say
Sound/Music1956 Rocket-bye Baby
Sound/Music1956 Bugs' Bonnets
Sound/Music1956 Heaven Scent
Sound/Original Music Composer1956 90 Day Wondering
Sound/Music1955 Dime to Retire
Sound/Music Director1955 Knight-Mare Hare
Sound/Original Music Composer1955 One Froggy Evening
Sound/Music1955 Heir-Conditioned
Sound/Music1955 A Kiddies Kitty
Sound/Original Music Composer1955 Lumber Jerks
Sound/Music Director1955 Pests for Guests
Sound/Original Music Composer1955 Pizzicato Pussycat
Sound/Music1955 The Hole Idea
Sound/Music Director1955 Stork Naked
Sound/Music1955 Rabbit Rampage
Sound/Music1955 Roman Legion-Hare
Sound/Orchestrator1954 The Cats Bah
Sound/Original Music Composer1954 Baby Buggy Bunny
Sound/Orchestrator1954 Dr. Jerkyl's Hide
Sound/Music1954 By Word of Mouse
Sound/Original Music Composer1954 Devil May Hare
Sound/Orchestrator1954 Claws for Alarm
Sound/Original Music Composer1954 Bugs and Thugs
Sound/Music1954 My Little Duckaroo
Sound/Orchestrator1954 Bell Hoppy
Sound/Orchestrator1953 Duck Amuck
Sound/Orchestrator1953 Fowl Weather
Sound/Orchestrator1953 A Street Cat Named Sylvester
Sound/Orchestrator1953 Much Ado About Nutting
Sound/Orchestrator1952 Water, Water Every Hare
Sound/Orchestrator1952 Little Beau Pepé
Sound/Music1951 The Wearing of the Grin
Sound/Orchestrator1951 Rabbit Every Monday
Sound/Orchestrator1950 Rabbit of Seville
Sound/Orchestrator1950 Big House Bunny
Sound/Orchestrator1949 High Diving Hare
Sound/Orchestrator1949 Long-Haired Hare
Sound/Orchestrator1948 I Taw a Putty Tat
Sound/Music1947 Easter Yeggs
Sound/Orchestrator1946 Baseball Bugs
Sound/Orchestrator1946 Daffy Doodles
Sound/Orchestrator1946 Roughly Squeaking
Sound/Orchestrator1943 To Duck.... Or Not to Duck
Sound/Orchestrator1943 Hiss and Make Up
Sound/Orchestrator1943 Greetings Bait
Sound/Orchestrator1943 Fighting Tools
Sound/Orchestrator1943 Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
Sound/Orchestrator1942 Daffy's Southern Exposure
Sound/Orchestrator1941 The Henpecked Duck
Sound/Orchestrator1941 Wabbit Twouble
Sound/Orchestrator1941 Aviation Vacation
Sound/Orchestrator1939 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
Sound/Orchestrator1939 Dangerous Dan McFoo
Sound/Orchestrator1938 Have You Got Any Castles?
Sound/Orchestrator1937 Picador Porky

Full Name: Milt Franklyn
Born: Thursday, 09/16 1897 (September) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 04/24 1962 (April) in Hollywood (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Berkeley, University of Utah
Record Label: Warner Bros.
Other names for Milt Franklyn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Milt J. Franklyn"
"Milt Franklin"
"M. Milt Franklyn"
Milt Franklyn frequently works together with these people:
Treg Brown (153x, Crew)
Mel Blanc (134x, Actor)
Chuck Jones (65x, Crew)
Edward Selzer (56x, Crew)
Carl W. Stalling (55x, Crew)
Friz Freleng (54x, Crew)
Michael Maltese (43x, Crew)
Robert McKimson (38x, Crew)
Ken Harris (34x, Crew)
Virgil Ross (33x, Crew)
Tedd Pierce (32x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:318851, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024