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Life and work
Franklin J. Schaffner was an American film director. Born: 30 May 1921. Died: 2 July 1989. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Director · 1921–1989
Franklin J. Schaffner
Franklin J. Schaffner was an American film director. Born on 30 May 1921, this profile follows Franklin J. Schaffner through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Planet of the Apes (1968). The location trail reaches Point Dume and Malibu Creek State Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Planet of the Apes · Point Dume
Franklin J. Schaffner is credited as director on Planet of the Apes. The work’s existing location story leads to Point Dume. Point Dume is documented as a location associated with Planet of the Apes (1968). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
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Point Dume ↗︎
A screen location
Point Dume is documented as a location associated with Planet of the Apes (1968). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Point Dume State Beach and Preserve
Open street map ↗︎Malibu Creek State Park ↗︎
Planet of the Apes
The park’s former Fox ranch terrain was used in the film, alongside other locations.
1925 Las Virgenes Road
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1921-05-30 1989-07-02
Born 30 May 1921
Died 2 July 1989
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
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Planet of the Apes
Franklin J. Schaffner
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
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PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Charlton Heston ↗︎
Charlton Heston was an American actor. Born on 4 October 1923, this profile follows Charlton Heston through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Planet of the Apes (1968), Earthquake (1974) and True Lies (1994). The location trail reaches Point Dume, Malibu Creek State Park and Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jerry Goldsmith ↗︎
Jerry Goldsmith was an American film composer. Born on 10 February 1929, this profile follows Jerry Goldsmith through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Planet of the Apes (1968), Chinatown (1974), Innerspace (1987) and Basic Instinct (1992). The location trail reaches Point Dume, Malibu Creek State Park and The Biltmore Los Angeles, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Roddy McDowall ↗︎
Roddy McDowall was a British actor. Born on 17 September 1928, this profile follows Roddy McDowall through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Planet of the Apes (1968) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). The location trail reaches Point Dume, Malibu Creek State Park and RMS Queen Mary. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.