Franklin Latimore (born Franklin Latimore Kline, September 28, 1925
â€" November 29, 1998) was an American actor.Latimore was born in
Darien, Connecticut. He came from a well-to-do family, and was able to
trace his lineage back to the American Revolutionary War. He ran away
from home at an early age, and shortly thereafter got the lead part in
a Broadway play. He began his acting career in the 1930s, when he and
longtime friend Lloyd Bridges performed in summer stock theater at a
playhouse in Weston, Vermont.Latimore then went to Hollywood where he
signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox, and proceeded to appear in
such hits as In the Meantime, Darling, The Dolly Sisters, Three Little
Girls in Blue, and Shock.After his years at Fox, he made films in
Europe, most of which were swashbucklers such as Balboa, Conquistador
of the Pacific, The Golden Falcon, Devil's Cavaliers and many others,
including two Zorro films and some westerns. These were starring
roles, much bigger than his Hollywood roles, to the effect that he
became the darling of the swashbucklers during the late 50s and early
60s. He appeared in the French film Purple Noon, as well as in the
Italian melodrama A Woman Has Killed (1952).
â€" November 29, 1998) was an American actor.Latimore was born in
Darien, Connecticut. He came from a well-to-do family, and was able to
trace his lineage back to the American Revolutionary War. He ran away
from home at an early age, and shortly thereafter got the lead part in
a Broadway play. He began his acting career in the 1930s, when he and
longtime friend Lloyd Bridges performed in summer stock theater at a
playhouse in Weston, Vermont.Latimore then went to Hollywood where he
signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox, and proceeded to appear in
such hits as In the Meantime, Darling, The Dolly Sisters, Three Little
Girls in Blue, and Shock.After his years at Fox, he made films in
Europe, most of which were swashbucklers such as Balboa, Conquistador
of the Pacific, The Golden Falcon, Devil's Cavaliers and many others,
including two Zorro films and some westerns. These were starring
roles, much bigger than his Hollywood roles, to the effect that he
became the darling of the swashbucklers during the late 50s and early
60s. He appeared in the French film Purple Noon, as well as in the
Italian melodrama A Woman Has Killed (1952).
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