Bonnie Franklin
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| Bonnie Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bonnie Gail Franklin January 6, 1944 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Spouse(s) | Marvin Minoff (1980-2009) (deceased) Ronald Sossi (1967-1970) (divorced) |
Bonnie Gail Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress, best known for her starring role as a divorced mother in the television series One Day at a Time.
Biography
Personal life
Franklin was born in Santa Monica, California,[1] the daughter of Claire (née Hersch) and Samuel Benjamin Franklin, who was an investment banker.[2] Her family moved to Beverly Hills when she was 13 years old,[3] and she graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1961.[4][5] She attended Smith College, performing in an Amherst College production of Good News as a freshman.[3] Later, she moved back to California to attend UCLA.[3]
She was married to playwright Ronald Sossi from 1967 to 1970 and to film producer Marvin Minoff from 1980 until his death in November of 2009.[6][7] Minoff had been the executive producer of a television movie called Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger, which starred Franklin as Margaret Sanger, before the couple wed in 1980.[8] Franklin and Minoff remained together for 29 years, until Minoff's death on November 11, 2009.[7]
Franklin has no children. Franklin has identified her religion as Jewish.[1][9]
Career
Franklin first appeared on television at age 9 in The Colgate Comedy Hour.[3] As a small child, she later appeared in a non credited role in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Wrong Man, starring Henry Fonda. She debuted on Broadway in 1970 in the musical Applause, earning a Tony Award nomination.[1] She is best known for her portrayal of divorced mother Ann Romano on the television situation comedy One Day at a Time (1975 - 1984).
Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series, including a semi-regular role in the ABC series Gidget. She also directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge.
(March 1999) Performing in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Public Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
(July 1998) Appears in Double Act with Keir Dullea, at American State Festival, Milford, CT.
(March 1998) Performing the role of Gloria in Grace and Glorie at the Helen Hays Theatre in Nyack, NY
(July 1997) Appears in Grace & Glorie as Gloria, Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine, USA. (through 19 July); Cape Cod Playhouse, Dennis, Massachusetts, USA. (21 July to 3 August).
(September 1999) Appears in For the Price of a Cup of Coffee as Leering Death in Schneider, Minnesota.
Franklin has appeared in nearly a dozen staged readings with Classic and Contemporary American Playwrights (CCAP) in the Los Angeles area for the last several years. During the 2006-2007 season, she appeared in Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic. More recently, she appeared in Neil Simon's Broadway Bound at the Pico Playhouse in January 2008. CCAP is an organization devoted to reviving works that are seldom seen and presenting them to student audiences in order to create a new audience for theatre.
Currently, Franklin has stated, the CCAP outreach program works with teachers at North Hollywood, Cleveland and King Drew Medical Magnet high schools. Working with the teachers in the English department, CCAP chooses works that will be incorporated into the curriculum and, before the presentation, gives a workshop at the school. Franklin's sister, Judy Bush, commented, "The teachers make all the difference." She mentioned that she is currently working with the Pasadena Arts Council in finding a local school to include.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Robert Berkvist (1970-04-26). "Larceny by Bonnie". New York Times.
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Bonnie-Franklin.html
- ^ a b c d Nancy Mills (1987-01-17). "Franklin Still Making Noise, One Role at a Time". Los Angeles Times. p. Entertainment, 1.
- ^ Norman Dash (1961-06-11). "Optimistic Feeling". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. 1960-11-06.
- ^ "Marvin Minoff Obituary". The Los Angeles Times. 2009-11-13. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=marvin-minoff&pid=135914438. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ a b "Producer Marvin Minoff dies at 78 - Worked on Frost-Nixon TV interview specials". Variety Magazine. 2009-11-13. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011298.html?categoryid=14&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (2009-11-13). "'Nixon Interviews' producer Marvin Minoff dies". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i8f2c0287dc37ec6b8e1fe1642ba3b00f. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Knight Ridder (1979-09-03). "'Special Child' Bonnie Franklin Turned Out Fine". The Evening Independent. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ieYLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=71gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=896,268960. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ pasadenaweekly.com
External links
- Bonnie Franklin at the Internet Movie Database
- Bonnie Franklin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Bonnie Franklin at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Video at YouTube
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