Franklyn Marks (May 31, 1911, Cleveland, Ohio - July 12, 1976, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American composer and arranger, who worked principally in the idioms of film soundtracks and jazz.
[2] In the next few years, he arranged for Charlie Barnet and was involved in the orchestration of the musicals Too Many Girls and Best Foot Forward.
[3] Starting in 1950, Marks wrote compositions for the Stan Kenton orchestra that were oriented towards Latin jazz.
Songs by Marks were also recorded by Jerry Lewis, Mel Blanc, Ike Carpenter, Bob Crosby, Laurindo Almeida and Artie Shaw.
Marks had less compositional freedom as a composer for Hollywood, But unlike in the jazz area, he could earn his living there.