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JOE FRANKLIN:
AMERICA'S FIRST TV TALK-SHOW HOST

The authorized biography of Joe Franklin, America's first television talk-show host and star of The Joe Franklin Show. Hosted by Esther Mills, it features highlights of interviews of Joe with Billy Crystal, Jay Leno, Dick Clark, Bing Crosby and Peter Wolf. This program also includes Joe's memories of interviews with Muhammad Ali, Cary Grant, John Lennon, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman,  Elvis Presley, Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Barbara  Streisand, and John Wayne - to name just a few.


Host: Esther Mills

Produced by Ethan Lefkowitz Productions

Up-Res HD format by Chip Taylor Communications, LLC


Versions Available:

  • 2 x 30 minutes / URHD

  • 1 x 60 minutes / URHD

Joe Franklin: America's First TV Talk-Show Host
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