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About Rudy Franchi
- Rudy Franchi (born April 21, 1939 in New York City) is a writer and editor on film theory and film criticism and an antiques and collectibles expert.
- He helped to introduce the French critical protocol the "auteur theory" to the US.
- For several decades, Franchi also operated galleries that specialized in pop culture collectibles.
- In 1995, he began appearing as an appraiser on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow, specializing in pop culture memorabilia.
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