Franklin Ritchie Explained

Franklin Ritchie (June 26, 1865  - January 26, 1918) was an American actor of the silent film era. Following his film career with the American Film company, he became an automobile dealer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Born as George Frank Ritchie on June 26, 1865 in Ritchie, Clinton County, Pennsylvania,^[4] Franklin Edward Ritchie appeared in fifty-one films between 1913 and 1917.

Ritchie died at the age of fifty-two on Friday, January 25, 1918 when a car he was driving skidded off of a mountain road and fell down an embankment near Los Angeles, California after the edge of the road collapsed. A passenger riding in the car of his friend, William Hamilton, Ritchie was reported to have died instantly while Hamilton was left "injured painfully but not seriously."^{[5] [6] [7]}

Selected filmography

• Man's Enemy (1914)
• Not My Sister (1916)
• The Undertow (1916)
• The Gentle Intruder (1917)

Notes and References

1. "Funeral of Franklin Ritchie." Oxnard, California: Oxnard Courier, February 1, 1918, p. 1 (subscription required).
2. "Ritchie Is Dead." Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 2, 1918, p. 6 (subscription required).
3. "Reclamation." Davenport, Iowa: The Daily Times, October 14, 1916, p. 8 (subscription required).
4. "Ritchie Killed in Accident Friday." Santa Barbara, California: The Santa Barbara Daily News, January 26, 1918, p. 7 (subscription required).
5. "Former Actor Wreck Victim" and "Inter Movie Man Here." Los Angeles, California: Evening Express, January 26, 1918, p. 11 (subscription required).
6. "Ritchie Killed in Accident Friday," The Santa Barbara Daily News, January 26, 1918, p. 7.
7. "Many Friends at Funeral of Franklin Ritchie." Santa Barbara, California: The Santa Barbara Daily News, January 28, 1918, p. 7 (subscription required).