- Franklin Adreon
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birth_date =18 November 1902
birth_place =Gambrills, Maryland ,United States
death_date =10 September 1979
death_place =Ventura County, California ,United States
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footnotes =Franklin "Pete" Adreon (
18 November 1902 -10 September 1979 ) was a movie director/producer for many movies and commercials in the 30's, 40's, 50's, and 60's. A Marine Reservist during the 30s, he served in theUnited States Marine Corps inWorld War II . He worked with serial directorWilliam Witney atRepublic Pictures , who was also in a Marines unit in the war.First Careers
Franklin Adreon, an ex-bond salesman that entered
motion pictures in 1935 with no experience, landed some small paying jobs, including a technical advisor on the serial "The Fighting Marines ". This led to a writing position atMascot Pictures and its successorRepublic Pictures . Adreon stayed with the serial unit and soon, through hard work and toil, was awarded the title ofassociate producer , a great job for a man with little experience. Adreon stayed with the studio for nearly its all of its short life.Later Jobs
The previous marine worked as a director on many
movies . He later went intotelevision , both producing and writing.Movies
*"King of the Carnival"
*"Adventures of Fu Manchu"
*"Men Into Space"
*"Dimension 5"
*"Cyborg 2087"External links
*imdb name|id=0012409|name=Franklin Adreon
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