Jack Horkheimer

Astronomer

Birthday June 11, 1938

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Wisconsin

DEATH DATE Aug 20, 2010 (72)

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About

Miami Space Transit Planetarium executive director who began hosting the astronomy show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer in 1976.

Before Fame

He hosted a WBEV radio show when he was 15 years old.

Trivia

He volunteered at the Miami Science Museum planetarium in 1964 after moving to Florida to preserve his health.

Family Life

His father, Arthur Philip Horkheimer, owned a publishing firm and served as the mayor of Randolph, Wisconsin, for 24 years.

Associated With

Sally Jessy Raphael provided the voice of the solar system on his Child of the Universe show, which played at the planetarium.