Joe Frank

radio personality (1938-2018)
Person human Q6209903
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Joe Frank

Summary

Joe Frank is a human[1]. His place of birth was Strasbourg[2]. He was born on August 19, 1938[3]. He died in Beverly Hills[4]. He died on January 15, 2018[5]. He worked as a radio personality[6] and voice actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Joe Frank's place of birth was Strasbourg[2].
  • Joe Frank passed away in Beverly Hills[4].
  • Joe Frank was born on August 19, 1938[3].
  • Joe Frank died on January 15, 2018[5].
  • Joe Frank held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Joe Frank's professions included radio personality[6].
  • Joe Frank's professions included voice actor[7].
  • Joe Frank was educated at Hofstra University[10].
  • Joe Frank received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Joe Frank received the Peabody Awards[12].
  • Joe Frank is recorded as male[13].
  • Joe Frank's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Joe Frank's Commons category is recorded as Joe Frank[15].
  • The cause of death was kidney cancer[16].
  • Joe Frank's family name is recorded as Frank[17].
  • Joe Frank's given name is recorded as Joe[18].
  • Joe Frank's official website is recorded as http://www.joefrank.com[19].
  • Joe Frank's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Joe Frank's described by source is recorded as Joe Frank, Spinner of Strange Radio Tales, Is Dead at 79[21].
  • Joe Frank's birth name is recorded as Joseph Langermann[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1939-08-19[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-01-15[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e5d0fc8c-c2c1-4cc7-b4af-d1e35f56d0db[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Frank's place of birth was Strasbourg[2]. He was born on August 19, 1938[3].

Education

Joe Frank's education included a stint at Hofstra University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include radio personality[6] and voice actor[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[28], in United States[29], founded in 1925[30] and Peabody Awards[12], an award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1940[33].

Death and Burial

Joe Frank died on January 15, 2018[5]. He passed away in Beverly Hills[4]. The cause of death was kidney cancer[16].

Why It Matters

Joe Frank ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Joe Frank born?

Joe Frank's place of birth was Strasbourg[2].

Where did Joe Frank die?

Joe Frank died in Beverly Hills[4].

What did Joe Frank do for work?

Joe Frank worked as radio personality[6] and voice actor[7].

Where did Joe Frank go to school?

Joe Frank was educated at Hofstra University[10].

What awards did Joe Frank receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11] and Peabody Awards[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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