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Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show.
Writer: The Red Skelton Hour. The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of seven by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes.
Red Skelton. Writer: The Red Skelton Hour. The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of seven by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes.
May 16, 2024 · Red Skelton, American pantomimist and radio and television personality, host, and star performer of the popular TV variety program The Red Skelton Show (1951–71; called The Red Skelton Hour from 1962 to 1970). Skelton’s style deftly combined broad humor with emotional complexity.
The Official Home Page of Red Skelton - beloved comedian, actor, artist and humanitarian.
Feb 10, 2012 · Biography of Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) If some day you’re not feeling well, you should remember some little thing I have said or done and if it brings a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart then my purpose as a clown has been fulfilled.” Red Skelton, America’s greatest clown (in my humble opinion) has passed away.
Red Skelton was the first CBS television host to begin taping his weekly programs in color, in the early 1960s, after he bought an old movie studio and converted it for television productions. Red and Lothian Skelton loved horses and actually bred quarter horses at their ranch outside Palm Springs.
Sep 17, 1997 · The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of 7 by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes.
Sep 18, 1997 · Red Skelton, a master of mime and clowning whose gentle humor captivated generations of Americans, died yesterday at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He...
Richard Bernard “Red” Skelton, the comedy genius known for his rubber face and Golden heart was born on July 18, 1913 in Knox County, Indiana. After a life of show business, Red became a prolific painter and artist. Discover some of his famous paintings in our gallery!
