Birth Name: Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr.
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Place Of Birth: New York City
Date Of Birth: July 8, 1931
Date Of Death: December 5, 2002
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Roone Arledge was born on the 8th of July, 1931. He was best known for being a Entrepreneur. TV executive who invented Monday Night Football, ABC World News, Primetime, and several other long-running network programs.
Roone Arledge was born in New York City. He played baseball and wrestled for his high school team on Long Island. He was usually thought of as a sports-broadcasting pioneer. However, he was chairman of ABC News for over 20 years.
Roone Arledge was a Cancer and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Roone Arledge was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
Roone’s Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. attended Wellington C. Mepham High School.
Family
Roone Arledge’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Roone Arledge’s parents.
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Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Roone Arledge kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Roone Arledge was born in the Year of the Goat.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. |
| NICKNAME: | Roone |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Cancer |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Roone Arledge was a Cancer. People of this zodiac sign like home-based hobbies, relaxing near or in water, helping loved ones, and dislike strangers, revealing of personal life. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, emotional, sympathetic, tenacious, persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative and insecure. The greatest overall compatibility with Cancer is Capricorn and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Roone Arledge was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive.
Ruling Planet: Roone Arledge had a ruling planet of Moon and has a ruling planet of Moon and by astrological associations Sunday is ruled by moon. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. People who are born with Moon as the ruling planet are sensitive, nurturing, and usually have fluctuating moods.
Roone Arledge’s birth sign is Cancer and he had a ruling planet of Moon.
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