Birth Name: Gil Friesen
Occupation: Film Producer
Place Of Birth: California
Date Of Birth: March 19, 1937
Date Of Death: December 13, 2012
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Gil Friesen was born on the 19th of March, 1937. He was popular for being a Film Producer. Remembered for heading A&M Records during the late 1970s, 1980s, and first year of the 1990s, this entertainment executive was also the leading producer of the 1985 classic film The Breakfast Club. In addition, he was one of the founders of the Classic Sports Cable Network.
Gil Friesen was born in California. While attending the University of California, Los Angeles, he worked as an assistant at Capitol Records. He later secured employment with Kapp Records. In the last year of his life, he produced the Academy Award-winning documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom.
Gil Friesen was a Pisces and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Gil Friesen was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Gil Friesen is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Gil Friesen was born in the Year of the Ox.
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| REAL NAME: | Gil Friesen |
| NICKNAME: | Gil |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Gil Friesen was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Gil Friesen was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways.
Ruling Planet: Gil Friesen had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Gil Friesen’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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