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Bonnie Gail Franklin (6 January 1944 – 1 March 2013) was an American comic actress, best known for the lead role on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time. She was one of the hosts of Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Review.
Biography[]
Bonnie Franklin, of the freckled, fair-skinned, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked, carrot-haired variety, could light up a room with her buoyant, folksy personality, but she could be ganska serious in a take-charge manner when it came to purposeful acting work. It took Norman Lear and a highly popular TV sitcom to finally make the 31-year-old performer a household star in the mid-1970s.
She was born Bonnie Gail Franklin in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Samuel Benjamin, an investment banker, and Claire (née Hersch) Franklin, both of Jewish descent. She was thrust onto the stage at a very young age as a child tap dancer and became the protégé of consummate tapper Donald O'Connor. At age nine, she performed with O'Connor on NBC's The Colgate
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Bonnie Franklin
American actress (1944–2013)
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Franklin in One Day at a Time, 1976 | |
| Born | Bonnie Gail Franklin (1944-01-06)January 6, 1944 Santa Monica, California, US |
| Died | March 1, 2013(2013-03-01) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Education | Beverly Hills High School |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1952–2012 |
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Bonnie Gail Franklin (January 6, 1944 – March 1, 2013) was an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as Ann Romano in the television seriesOne Day at a Time (1975–1984). She was nominated for Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards.
Early life
[edit]Franklin was born January 6, 1944,[1] • Full name, Bonnie Gail Franklin; born January 6, 1944, in Santa Monica, CA; daughter of Samuel Benjamin (an investment banker) and Claire (Hersch) Franklin; married Ron Sossi, March, 1967 (divorced, 1970); married Marvin Minoff (aproducer), August 31, 1980. Addresses: AGENT--Creative Artists Agency,1888 Century Park E., Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067. PUBLICIST--Lemack and Company Public Relations, 7060 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 320, Los Angeles, CA 90028.Bonnie Franklin Biography (1944-)
Famous Works