Birth Name: Joseph Fortgang
Occupation: TV Show Host
Place Of Birth: New York
Date Of Birth: March 9, 1926
Date Of Death: January 24, 2015
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Joe Franklin was born on the 9th of March, 1926. He was famous for being a TV Show Host. Remembered for his long-running television talk program The Joe Franklin Show, this entertainment personality and popular culture expert is also notable for his publications, which include Joe Franklin’s Movie Trivia; Joe Franklin’s Encyclopedia of Comedians; and Joe Franklin’s Awfully Corny Joke Book.
Joe Franklin was born in New York. When he was only fourteen years old, he began writing for Kate Smith’s popular radio show. Two years later, he joined the music team of a Martin Block-hosted radio program called Make Believe Ballroom. He made cameo appearances in the movies Broadway Danny Rose and Ghostbusters.
Joe Franklin was a Pisces and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Joe Franklin was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Joseph Fortgang 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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Personal Life
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Joe Franklin was born in the Year of the Tiger.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Joseph Fortgang |
| NICKNAME: | King of Nostalgia |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Joe Franklin 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: Joe Franklin was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: Joe Franklin 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.
Joe Franklin’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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