Author; artist; filmmaker; art director. Born– March 14, 1934, Mobile. Parents– Harold and Julia (Nicholson) Franklin. Married–Frances Sanders, August 24, 1996. Children–one. Education– Philadelphia College of Art; graduated 1958.. Served in U.S. Army, 1958-1960. Art director for the city of  Philadelphia, 1961-97; film producer, EKO Productions; freelance artist and art agent. Awarded Special Jury Prize, Philadelphia International Film Festival, 1986; Pennsylvania Council Arts Film Fellow, 1992.Member Black Peoples’ Unity Movement and Philadelphia Indiana Film/Video Association.

Source:

Contemporary Authors online; prabook.com

Publication(s):

A Garden On Cement. Philadelphia; EKO, 1973.

Once Around the Track. Philadelphia; EKO, 1974.

Which Way To Go. Philadelphia; EKO, 1969.