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Carl Franklin, born April 11, 1949 in Richmond, California, USA, is a motion picture director and producer. He directed the pilot episode of Falling Skies "Live and Learn".
Biography[]
Earlier career[]
He worked extensively as an actor before returning to college to study directing. He is a successful film director helming projects including Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), High Crimes (2002) and Out of Time (2003). He has directed television pilots including The Riches in 2007. He worked with Falling Skies producers Steven Spielberg and Graham Yost as a director for the miniseries The Pacific in 2010.
During Falling Skies[]
In summer 2011, he joined the crew of the first season of the Steven Spielberg alien-invasion drama Falling Skies. He served as the director of the pilot episode "Live and Learn".