About Sidney Franklin (bullfighter)
Sidney Franklin was the first American to become a successful matador, the most senior level of bullfighter. As a youth, Sidney aspired to be an artist and won a prize for his beaded embroidery. Hotchner, "Lillian Ross's career with The New Yorker was founded on the success of her profile of the bullfighter Sidney Franklin." Franklin appeared in a few feature films in the US and Mexico.
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