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Joe Franklin
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He has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the longest-running TV talk show in history,
The Joe Franklin Show (1950)
, for 50 years. He has interviewed many guests, including:
Dorothy Lamour
,
Buddy Hackett
,
Jackie Mason
,
Rodney Dangerfield
,
Ray Bolger
,
Redd Foxx
,
Vincent Price
,
Jake LaMotta
,
Tiny Tim
,
Frank Sinatra Jr.
,
Howard Stern
and
Buster Keaton
. Franklin has also done guest spots on
Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)
,
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
and
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
. He has been mentioned several times on
The Simpsons (1989)
.
In 1983, he sued "Uncle Floyd" Vivino for $35 million for defamation of character; Uncle Floyd had made fun of him in a sketch, calling him "Joe Frankfurter". The case was settled out of court.
Married wife
Lois Meridan
on
Bride and Groom (1951)
.
Son: Bradley
He also hosted a Sunday night old movie TV show: "When Movies Were Movies" on WOR TV Ch. 9 in New York City during the 1980s
The original title of his WJZ/WABC TV Ch. 7 New York City TV show was "Joe Franklin's Memory Lane".
Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on 12 June 1944. He was working as a movie projectionist at the time.
Son of Anna (Heller) and Morris Fortgang. His grandparents were all Jewish emigrants, from Austria and Russia.
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