He was born to a Jewish family in Leipzig , Germany on September 22 , 1928 . His father was a doctor for the German Army during the First World War . His family moved to the United States in 1938 to escape persecution by the Nazis and changed the family name from " Zlotnitzki " to " Franklin " . Franklin earned a bachelor 's degree in film at the City College of New York . He worked as a cameraman for the United States Army during the Korean War . He began creating documentaries in New York City and Canada following his return for the war
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Gary Franklin