Julius Frankenburg

Julius Frankenberg (January 1, 1871 – June 1964) was a South African-American actor and director in silent film and on the stage, as well as a playwright and inventor. 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, Julius Herbert Frankenberg, 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, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1907.

Filmography

• The Girl at the Cupola (1912)
• Betty Fools Dear Old Dad (1912)
• The Peanut Puzzle (1912) – Court Clerk
• 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
• 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)
• 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)
• Tobias Wants Out (1913)
• Personal Magnetism (1913) – Hiram Crabapple, hired man (billed as Julius Frankenberg)
• The Shriner's Daughter (Writer, 1914)
• A Blowout at Santa Banana (1914)
• The Cricket on the Hearth (1914)
• Italian Love (1914) – Tony Spezotti, Angelo's cousin (billed as Julius Frankenberg)
• 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)
• Humanizing Mr. Winsby (Director, 1916) – The Pronto Kid (billed as Julius Frankenberg)
• The Adventures of Pietro (Writer/director, 1917) – Pietro (billed as Julius Frankenberg)
  • "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, and a son, Richard.

Frankenburg died at age 93 in Illinois in November 1964.

References

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.

External links

• Julius Frankenburg at IMDb
• Julius Frankenburg at the Internet Broadway Database