Sidney Franklin, (born Sidney Frumkin, 1903-1976), was the first American to become a successful bullfighter. After learning the art of the matador in Mexico, he went on to fight bulls in the great arenas of Spain and Latin America. He briefly featured in Ernest Hemingway's treatise on bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon. Hemingway rated him very highly but it is generally thought to have overrated him. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at... Matador Antonio Barrera in the capote de paseo (dress cape) before a bullfight during the 2003 Aste Nagusia festival in Bilbao, Spain A matador (killer) is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Ernest Hemingway, 1950 Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works, drawn from his wide range of experiences in World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, are characterized by terse minimalism and understatement; they exerted... Categories: Literature stubs | 1932 books | Ernest Hemingway works ...

Franklin appeared in a number of films in the USA and Mexico, and was highly praised for his ability as a bullfighter. Later he presented bullfights on American TV. His autobiography, 'Bullfighter from Brooklyn', has a considerable amount about Hemingway, but should be treated with caution as regards historical detail.

He was involved in a homosexual relationship with the poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who dedicated several poems to him. Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca (June 5, 1898 - August 19, 1936) was a Spanish poet and dramatist, also remembered as a painter, pianist, and composer. ...