Milt Franklyn
![Milt Franklyn](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wvwkvfkRYm9txQNGaqwkOj7Hn8b.jpg)
Known For: Sound
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 16, 1897
Day of Death: April 24, 1962 (65 years old)
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Milton J. "Milt" Franklyn (September 16, 1897 – April 24, 1962) was a musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoons. Franklyn moved from New York to Salt Lake City at the age of three, where he went to high school and finished one year at the University of Utah. He was the state junior tennis champion in Utah for six years. The next two years were spent at the University of California, Berkeley, then he began a term at Pennsylvania University when he was called to service in World War One. Franklyn did not serve overseas; he trained as a naval officer for three months and then the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. He returned to Berkeley to finish his education. As Franklyn could play a number of instruments, he joined a band in San Francisco and for the next few years played at the Palace and St. Francis hotels. He began his own nine-piece orchestra, known at various times as the Peninsula Band, the Super Soloists, and the Merrimakers, and appeared in San Mateo (1926 to June 1927), where he also owned a music store, and San Jose (1928 to January 1929), where he was Master of Ceremonies and wrote revues for the California Theatre before moving on to Fresno and Oakland. For two years he was emcee with Fanchon and Marco at Fox West Coast in San Diego; musical director and emcee with Paramount Publix Corporation, travelling to Seattle, Denver, Houston and Toledo; and finally worked on the Loew's circuit in Providence, Rhode Island and New York City from 1933 to 1935. Franklyn quit vaudeville to go to Hollywood in 1935 and spent a year doing occasional work. In early 1936, he joined Warner Bros. as music arranger to Carl Stalling, becoming music director in 1953. The first cartoon with Franklyn credited as a composer was Bugs and Thugs, released in 1954, though Franklyn estimated at the time his 599th cartoon for Warners was Past Perfumance. Franklyn always composed his scores at home early in the morning; he only went to the studio to watch the 30-piece Warner Bros. Orchestra record the music or to view the finished cartoon. Among the songs Franklyn is said to have composed with director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese is The Michigan Rag for the 1955 cartoon One Froggy Evening, featuring Michigan J. Frog. However, the ASCAP database lists only Maltese as the composer. He became the sole composer in 1958 upon Stalling's retirement. Franklyn died of a heart attack on April 24, 1962. At the time of his death, Franklyn was composing the score for a Tweety cartoon, The Jet Cage. The first two minutes of the cartoon were scored by Franklyn, the rest by William Lava, who had been working on the Warner Bros. main lot and replaced him as musical director. The Jet Cage opening credits lists Franklyn and not Lava, while the ASCAP database credits Franklyn with composing the opening title, with no mention of Lava, but a change in composing style in the cartoon is noticeable. Franklyn joined ASCAP in 1954 and was a member of the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. After his death, Franklyn's music also appeared in Bugs Bunny on Broadway.
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![The Abominable Snow Rabbit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/77k2XXo6O8LmaVGuQP3bdIuRFbN.jpg)
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The Abominable Snow Rabbit
![The Last Hungry Cat](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vNTtwNEIcvbhN08QeyLJsyejjiR.jpg)
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The Last Hungry Cat
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Nelly's Folly
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The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
![Birds of a Father](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/y4oJC5pJ33AerQ2yewrQ7RVNUYh.jpg)
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Birds of a Father
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Cannery Woe
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D' Fightin' Ones
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Strangled Eggs
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Compressed Hare
![The Rebel Without Claws](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kYehy1hDGcDzdKdZpFLdAd4FOdz.jpg)
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The Rebel Without Claws
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A Scent of the Matterhorn
1960
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![Fastest with the Mostest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mkEuGAOK9hd2HfCFLSQztFmyYQs.jpg)
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Fastest with the Mostest
![Goldimouse and the Three Cats](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qqV1ZingxGApbnyyUJX8tGvBJ2P.jpg)
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Goldimouse and the Three Cats
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Horse Hare
![Person to Bunny](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fh49t15b1yrLs7S0ks3UHDiyjhs.jpg)
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Crockett-Doodle-Do
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Mice Follies
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Ready, Woolen and Able
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The Dixie Fryer
![Trip for Tat](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pPMsweM7FQP5O5ZxlgWdBUQze3X.jpg)
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Trip for Tat
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![Hopalong Casualty](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2wyVZShWaiJK4G1kxgC4uWC46Nb.jpg)
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Hopalong Casualty
![Lighter Than Hare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qbXUjIbifDU0NV1dMFrUufNY5zN.jpg)
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Lighter Than Hare
![High Note](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/30XGcnlzbzMcjNz4yuFIhYB5jN4.jpg)
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High Note
1959
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Baton Bunny
![The Mouse That Jack Built](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tc8RzlE519RH7fdiaS6go0ZeZ8q.jpg)
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The Mouse That Jack Built
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Mexicali Shmoes
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Apes of Wrath
![Mouse-Placed Kitten](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bHJrRDRHneg7QdKJz3sS5rToqeo.jpg)
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Mouse-Placed Kitten
![Wild and Woolly Hare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6DBkUEAKFlCml0FAR8GXFynajfR.jpg)
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Wild and Woolly Hare
![People Are Bunny](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/39y1eKKqojQ8wDlK880dWsPJ5cz.jpg)
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People Are Bunny
![A Broken Leghorn](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eyHcn7zETKbeptBy7W4oPjTDI3s.jpg)
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A Broken Leghorn
![A Witch's Tangled Hare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/BaHlgji5ZRk4zQCjejxejMpIoA.jpg)
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A Witch's Tangled Hare
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Bonanza Bunny
![Cat's Paw](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ljdRhmiVYrbHj66fofajK9Y3V77.jpg)
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Cat's Paw
1958
1957
![Bedevilled Rabbit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uHJexcqxfVpGtdQL3utPKrmVVmk.jpg)
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Bedevilled Rabbit
![Boyhood Daze](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gJml0xegdCtktLEQ9VeRq5eOKta.jpg)
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![Ducking the Devil](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1SvehHp5zl2hCZAGxAkyzgjs127.jpg)
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Ducking the Devil
![Steal Wool](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ykFZge2YMXOXXshhupyrozSSnx7.jpg)
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Steal Wool
![Birds Anonymous](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mqE7qxG7N4mLf2WzTQVMKW8lrnw.jpg)
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Birds Anonymous
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Show Biz Bugs
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Zoom and Bored
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Go Fly a Kit
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Gonzales' Tamales
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Tabasco Road
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Rabbit Romeo
![Tweety and the Beanstalk](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/r0drS4FcRbHfCL9r04Qk2gLlTo4.jpg)
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Tweety and the Beanstalk
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Music Arranger
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![Boston Quackie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zwRg9TTYVRtoM2ziYVaQTy4EiVp.jpg)
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Boston Quackie
1956
![90 Day Wondering](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qQlMsQWimo74RTI31299NXOWLIN.jpg)
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90 Day Wondering
![Broom-Stick Bunny](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/h4Oubt5drN790sNlkgcxzToDJ9I.jpg)
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Broom-Stick Bunny
![Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3ZAJVd0GVowF1fKmRkXDkVnUyN8.jpg)
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Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
![The Honey-Mousers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/andWoI7H8S1Gl2xIWq5nSxziMJx.jpg)
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The Honey-Mousers
![Rocket Squad](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/AunHVjYdxjiTLH05zP07fPnqx6Y.jpg)
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Rocket Squad
![Bugs' Bonnets](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hX0S7QG3RPvaUT1W2GvbYD3BGm3.jpg)
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Bugs' Bonnets
![To Hare Is Human](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8tRSjTStZ92hRqYnz2bwxzK6Xjf.jpg)
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To Hare Is Human
![Heaven Scent](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/Aqhdtq9VWqPbkO79jlegIzbebJ6.jpg)
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Heaven Scent
![Tugboat Granny](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zJhaTrQMWxPEwZMh5OlKGUUo8wB.jpg)
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Tugboat Granny
![Rocket-bye Baby](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9KRkMK5zP3aJGEAPW23lNjFtMGa.jpg)
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Rocket-bye Baby
![Yankee Dood It](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1aQR6exNwknQ1Xo3h8lC0knOT0Y.jpg)
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Yankee Dood It
![A Star Is Bored](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8pxBoj799L6RCTSFd7esdw54tW4.jpg)
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A Star Is Bored
![Weasel Stop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/avAzbThExVlpo580R8On119RxGw.jpg)
Music Director
Weasel Stop
![Weasel Stop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/avAzbThExVlpo580R8On119RxGw.jpg)
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Weasel Stop
![Weasel Stop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/avAzbThExVlpo580R8On119RxGw.jpg)
Orchestrator
Weasel Stop
![Too Hop to Handle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yajjRYa9b6tLjXUTvkozc7sKX4X.jpg)
Music Director
Too Hop to Handle
![Deduce, You Say](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yz7bH8VgezjUrxkAtWckbrklfLC.jpg)
Music Director
Deduce, You Say
![Rabbitson Crusoe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eIwAJgFVCJEXGMc1agPNnQ6XIwy.jpg)
Music Director
Rabbitson Crusoe
1955
![One Froggy Evening](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/k56XBWKTBQJ5qx3Pod6tQPI9arE.jpg)
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One Froggy Evening
![Lumber Jerks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8kFNCYNvwEcCpYH9s4lPuIa24hg.jpg)
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Lumber Jerks
![Heir-Conditioned](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hcZBrUiFK5AIggKUol7kAo31i4Z.jpg)
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Heir-Conditioned
![Pizzicato Pussycat](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/t4VMrcpSozVlVNesEmaOePhWJod.jpg)
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Pizzicato Pussycat
![The Hole Idea](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1UZIgw7KYi6YYocIMrICc2OMuY2.jpg)
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The Hole Idea
![Knight-Mare Hare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5odXdWDKimzDgiZ3Ui61isGLS33.jpg)
Music Director
Knight-Mare Hare
![Pests for Guests](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/p8MTr8jvjnn5Uw0mMXpoWKtuOAa.jpg)
Music Director
Pests for Guests
![Stork Naked](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lwFr3cyoZfLM6N4NgchJ2SQr0wF.jpg)
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Stork Naked
![Two Scent's Worth](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7ZrJ5LxD4HOqGfD9haZmazvBe2H.jpg)
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Two Scent's Worth
![Dime to Retire](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3FoUYn5YxouMoQry9Y1mwGkpaAu.jpg)
Music Director
Dime to Retire
![A Kiddies Kitty](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/g9BLN7grJloX8B2Cwht5AMhwjuZ.jpg)
Music Director
A Kiddies Kitty
![Tweety's Circus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iiYDeTjrFLQ5rrJ33Fk8G2pLRqZ.jpg)
Music Director
Tweety's Circus
![Rabbit Rampage](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/sKGjLB8KdwmqTAiyA3eBSyN74v1.jpg)
Music Director
Rabbit Rampage
![Roman Legion-Hare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/u7QyFPEXDlHWC11Wn8o51QX7uU4.jpg)
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Roman Legion-Hare