Gary Franklin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gary Franklin

American film critic

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1928

Date of Death: 02-Oct-2007

Profession: journalist, film critic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Gary Franklin

  • Gary Franklin (September 22, 1928 – October 2, 2007) was a well-known German American broadcast film critic based in Los Angeles, California.He was born to a Jewish family in Leipzig, Germany on September 22, 1928.
  • His father was a doctor for the German Army during the First World War.
  • His family moved to the United States in 1938 to escape persecution by the Nazis and changed the family name from "Zlotnitzki" to "Franklin".
  • Franklin earned a bachelor's degree in film at the City College of New York.
  • He worked as a cameraman for the United States Army during the Korean War.
  • He began creating documentaries in New York City and Canada following his return for the war.Franklin began his broadcasting career in 1954 in Virginia.
  • He worked for several radio and television stations throughout the United States before his career led him to Los Angeles in 1972 where he became a roving night-side news reporter for all-news radio station KFWB.
  • While at KFWB, Franklin occasionally contributed film reviews and in 1981 he was hired by KNXT (now KCBS-TV) as a full-time film critic.
  • Franklin's career as a film critic was most associated with KABC-TV where he was employed from 1986 to 1991.
  • While at KABC-TV, he used a 1-to-10 ratings scale (10 being the best) calling it "The Franklin Scale" for his movie reviews.
  • Franklin was an established photographer documenting major events in the 20th century and Hollywood industry personalities. Gary Franklin suffered four separate strokes in the final years of his life.
  • He died on October 2, 2007 at his home in Chatsworth, California at the age of 79.
  • He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and four grandchildren.

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