Sidney Franklin (born Sidney Frumkin; 11 July 1903 – 26 April 1976) was the first American to become a successful matador, the most senior level of bullfighter.
Sidney Franklin was born in Brooklyn, New York to Orthodox Jewish parents.[2] In 1922, he traveled to Mexico City, where he began a career in bullfighting. He fought bulls in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, and Panama.
Franklin is brave with a cold, serene and intelligent valor but instead of being awkward and ignorant he is one of the most skillful, graceful and slow manipulators of a cape fighting today. His repertoire with the cape is enormous but he does not attempt by a varied repertoire to escape from the performance of the veronica as the base of his cape work and his veronicas are classical, very emotional, and beautifully timed and executed. You will find no Spaniard who ever saw him fight who will deny his artistry and excellence with the cape.[3]
And later Hemingway adds,
He is a better, more scientific, more intelligent, and more finished matador than all but about six of the full matadors in Spain today and the bullfighters know it and have the utmost respect for him.[3]
Author Ernest Hemingway on Franklin’s fluency in the languages of Spain: “He speaks Spanish so grammatically good and so classically perfect, with all the slang and damn accents and twenty-seven dialects, that nobody would believe he is an American. He is as good in Spanish as T. E. Lawrence is in Arabic.”[4]
Journalist Lillian Ross describes one of Franklin’s early successes as a matador:
Franklin began to make history in the bull ring at his Spanish début on June 9, 1929, in Seville. Aficionados who saw him fight that day wept and shouted, and talked about for weeks afterward…“Sidney was a glowing Golden Boy,” recalls an American lady who was at the fight. “He was absolutely without fear. He was absolutely beautiful.”[5]
Ross in her biographical essay offers an example of Franklin’s efficiency in “dispatching bulls” while appearing at a Madrid bull ring billed with two other matadors: “One day early in his career, Franklin killed the two bulls that were allotted him. Then taking the place of the two other matadors, who had been gored, killed four more.” Ross reports that Franklin’s performance caused a sensation.[6]
Franklin appeared in a few films in the USA and Mexico.[citation needed] Later he presented bullfights on American TV.[citation needed] He wrote an autobiography, Bullfighter from Brooklyn,[citation needed] and was a close friend of the American actor and legend James Dean, who was a big fan of the art of bullfighting.[citation needed]
He died at home in 1976, age 72, of natural causes.[7] He was gay, his sexual identity having been an open secret among those who knew him, but remaining unknown to the public.[8]
Influenceedit
According to A.E. Hotchner, "Lillian Ross's career with The New Yorker was founded on the success of her profile of the bullfighter Sidney Franklin." – Papa Hemingway, A.E. Hotchner, 1955.
^"Sidney Franklin, 72, Dies; Matador from Brooklyn". The New York Times. 1976-05-02.
^Kilgannon, Corey (2019-06-25). "The Gay Jewish Matador from Brooklyn". The New York Times.
Sourcesedit
Franklin, Sidney (1952) Bullfighter from Brooklyn. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Paul, Bart (2009). Double-Edged Sword: The Many Lives of Hemingway's Friend, the American Matador Sidney Franklin. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Sidney Franklin Collection.; P-894; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.
Ross, Lillian. 1949. “El Unico (with accent) Matador” in The New Yorker, January 13, 1949. Reprinted in The 1940s: The Story of a Decade. 2014. The New Yorker, ed. Henry Finder. pp. 441-452 ISBN978-0-679-64480-8 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum
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Franklin was born in Brooklyn New York to Orthodox Jewish parents 2 In 1922 he traveled to Mexico City where he began a career in bullfighting He fought bulls in Spain Portugal Mexico Colombia and Panama In Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote Franklin is brave with a cold serene and intelligent valor but instead of being awkward and ignorant he is one of the most skillful graceful and slow manipulators of a cape fighting today His repertoire with the cape is enormous but he does not attempt by a varied repertoire to escape from the performance of the veronica as the base of his cape work and his veronicas are classical very emotional and beautifully timed and executed You will find no Spaniard who ever saw him fight who will deny his artistry and excellence with the cape 3 And later Hemingway adds He is a better more scientific more intelligent and more finished matador than all but about six of the full matadors in Spain today and the bullfighters know it and have the utmost respect for him 3 Author Ernest Hemingway on Franklin s fluency in the languages of Spain He speaks Spanish so grammatically good and so classically perfect with all the slang and damn accents and twenty seven dialects that nobody would believe he is an American He is as good in Spanish as T E Lawrence is in Arabic 4 Journalist Lillian Ross describes one of Franklin s early successes as a matador Franklin began to make history in the bull ring at his Spanish debut on June 9 1929 in Seville Aficionados who saw him fight that day wept and shouted and talked about for weeks afterward Sidney was a glowing Golden Boy recalls an American lady who was at the fight He was absolutely without fear He was absolutely beautiful 5 Ross in her biographical essay offers an example of Franklin s efficiency in dispatching bulls while appearing at a Madrid bull ring billed with two other matadors One day early in his career Franklin killed the two bulls that were allotted him Then taking the place of the two other matadors who had been gored killed four more Ross reports that Franklin s performance caused a sensation 6 Franklin appeared in a few films in the USA and Mexico citation needed Later he presented bullfights on American TV citation needed He wrote an autobiography Bullfighter from Brooklyn citation needed and was a close friend of the American actor and legend James Dean who was a big fan of the art of bullfighting citation needed He died at home in 1976 age 72 of natural causes 7 He was gay his sexual identity having been an open secret among those who knew him but remaining unknown to the public 8 Influence editAccording to A E Hotchner Lillian Ross s career with The New Yorker was founded on the success of her profile of the bullfighter Sidney Franklin Papa Hemingway A E Hotchner 1955 Partial filmography editThe Kid from Spain 1932 References edit Footnote to Barnaby Conrad John Fulton Encyclopaedia Britannica May 21 2019 Retrieved 2019 09 12 Guide to the Sidney Franklin 1903 1976 Collection 1922 1976 1986 2001 2010 Bulk 1922 1958 a b Hemingway Ernest 25 July 2002 Death in the Afternoon Simon and Schuster p 387 ISBN 978 0 7432 3714 7 Ross 1949 p 445 Quoted in Ross Ross notes that Franklin speaks Castilian Calo or gypsy dialect and Andalusian Ross 1949 p 451 Ross 1949 p 442 Sidney Franklin 72 Dies Matador from Brooklyn The New York Times 1976 05 02 Kilgannon Corey 2019 06 25 The Gay Jewish Matador from Brooklyn The New York Times Sources editFranklin Sidney 1952 Bullfighter from Brooklyn New York Prentice Hall Inc Paul Bart 2009 Double Edged Sword The Many Lives of Hemingway s Friend the American Matador Sidney Franklin Lincoln University of Nebraska Press Sidney Franklin Bullfighter from Flatbush http www jewsinsports org Publication asp titleID 3 amp current page 375 Sidney Franklin Collection P 894 American Jewish Historical Society Boston MA and New York NY Ross Lillian 1949 El Unico with accent Matador in The New Yorker January 13 1949 Reprinted in 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