Julius Frankenberg (January 1, 1871 – June 1964)"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2YL-3MP : 9 January 2021), Julius Frankenberg, Jun 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). was a South African-American actor and director in silent film and on the stage, as well as a playwright"To Aid the Jews". The Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1917. pt. III, p. 20."Only Short Time Until Convention". Venice Vanguard. June 6, 1919. p. 1."Eagles Will have Good Program". Venice Vanguard. June 2, 1919. p. 1. and inventor."Motion Picture to Be Seen on Plane". The Dayton Herald. October 8, 1929. p. 2. He starred in films such as The Haunted House, Personal Magnetism and A Blowout at Santa Banana working with actors such as Harry von Meter and Louise Lovely. He also directed two silent films.
Early life and career Born in South Africa to a German father,"United States Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1D-8DNY : Tue Mar 19 18:15:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Julius Frankenberg and Berniece Frankenberg, 7 April 1950. Julius Herbert Frankenberg,"California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DV-X3M : Wed Mar 06 17:11:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Julius Frankenberg and Margareth Hampf, 18 December 1915. and a Dutch mother, F. Meier, Frankenberg served with distinction against the British in the Boer War; so much so that posters were placed all across the Transvaal, stating, "Capture! At all costs, dead or alive, the Little German Scout on a Big White Horse." He later escaped to Germany and, from there, emigrated to the United States,"Boer Veteran in Toils; Arrested Quietly in Boston After Daring Exploits as Scout". New-York Tribune. July 30, 1910. p. 14. Retrieved May, 2024. where he became a naturalized citizen in 1907."California County Naturalizations, 1831-1985", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGG3-HGXF : Fri Mar 08 20:26:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Julius Frankenberg, 1907.
Filmography The Girl at the Cupola (1912) Betty Fools Dear Old Dad (1912) The Peanut Puzzle (1912) – Court Clerk"Motion Picture News: A Selig Feature". The New York Clipper. July 13, 1912. p. 7. The Miller of Burgundy (1912) – a collector Bread Upon the Waters (1912) The Lost Inheritance (1912) A Freight Train Drama (1912) The False Order (1913) The Understudy (1913) – Rudolph Lehar, the leader"Selig Polyscope Company: 'The Understudy (Selig)'". The Cinema. April 23, 1913. p. 101. A Husband Won by Election (1913) The Food Chopper War (1913) – a drummer (billed as Julius Frankenberg) Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy (1913) – Joe Martin, General Bragg's telegraph operator (billed as Julius Frankenberg)"Luna Theatre: Another five-reel program today, headed by a great Selig two-reel feature production". The Danville Morning News. April 17, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2024. Absent-Minded Mr. Boob (1913), Mr. Boob (billed as Julius Frankenberg) Arabia Takes the Health Cure (1913) The Haunted House (1913) – Bob, the timorous lover (billed as Julius Frankenberg)"American – The Haunted House". Reel Life. October 25, 1913. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2024. Tobias Wants Out (1913) Personal Magnetism (1913) – Hiram Crabapple, hired man (billed as Julius Frankenberg)"American – Personal Magnetism". Reel Life. December 6, 1913. p. 14. Retrieved May 23, 2024. The Shriner's Daughter (Writer, 1914)"Notes of the Trade". Moving Picture World. January 3, 1914. Vol. 19, No. 1. p. 61. A Blowout at Santa Banana (1914) The Cricket on the Hearth (1914) Italian Love (1914) – Tony Spezotti, Angelo's cousin (billed as Julius Frankenberg)"Stories of the New Photoplays: Italian Love". Reel Life. February 21, 1914. p. 10. Retrieved May 23, 2024. The Peacock Feather Fan (1914) The Sealed Package (1914) The Land Just Over Yonder (Director, 1916) – Hasseyampa Jim Titus, Toyiabe's Partner (billed as Julius Frankenberg)"The Land Just Over Yonder". Anderson Herald. May 16, 1917. p. 2. Humanizing Mr. Winsby (Director, 1916) – The Pronto Kid (billed as Julius Frankenberg)"'Humanizing Mr. Winsby' Is Next". Motion Picture News. December 16, 1916. Vol. 14, No. 24, p. 3820. Retrieved May 23, 2024. The Adventures of Pietro (Writer/director, 1917) – Pietro (billed as Julius Frankenberg)Nelson, Lawrence Emerson (1963). Only One Redlands: Changing Patterns in a Southern California Town. Redlands, CA: Community Music Association. . p. 222. "Pietro the Detective" "Pietro and the Black Handers" "Pietro's Dream" Nine-Tenths of the Law (1918)
Personal life and death Frankenberg married at least twice; first in 1915 to Margareth Hampf, resulting in at least one child, a son who appeared with his father in "Pietro the Detective", the first installment of Frankenberg's 1917 serial, The Adventures of Pietro. The second marriage produced at least two children: a daughter, Irene,"Bride at Sauganash Church". Chicago Tribune. June 11, 1943. pt. 3, p. 3. and a son, Richard.
Frankenburg died at age 93 in Illinois in November 1964.
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Further reading "A Miniature Musical Comedy". The New York Clipper. February 24, 1912. p. 7. "Brevities of the Business". Motography. January 18, 1913. p. 64. "Sudermann Play for Red Cross". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1914. pt. II, p. 7. "National City and the New Industry; director Julius Frankenberg of the Dudley Company Expresses His Views of the Film Future Here". National City Star-News. January 15, 1916. p. 1. "Projector Corporation in Incorporations List". Motion Picture World. May 10, 1924. p. 234. "Would You Spend a Fortune or a $". American Industry. November 1923. "Globe-Mills Projectors to Be Shown in 30 Days". The Film Daily. June 4, 1940. p. 14.
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