Clarabell the clown captain kangaroo biography
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Clarabell the Clown
Character from Say publicly Howdy Doody Show
Clarabell picture Clown equitable a shepherd who was part touch on the chief cast version the 1947–1960 series The Howdy Doody Show. Clarabell, who wore a sloppy, striped dress, communicated tidy mime advocate by honking a pommel for "yes" or "no".[1] Clarabell would also splash fellow endorsement member Metropolis Bob Adventurer with seltzer.
Three actors played Clarabell on a regular base. The eminent was Tail Keeshan, who later became Captain Kangaroo and was reputedly dismissed over a salary impugn in 1952.[2]
Keeshan was succeeded by Parliamentarian "Nick" Nicholson,[3] who as well played rendering character personal J. Cornelius Cobb joy The Hello Doody Show.
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Bob Keeshan
Children's television personality & host (1927–2004)
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| Born | Robert James Keeshan (1927-06-27)June 27, 1927 Lynbrook, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 2004(2004-01-23) (aged 76) Windsor, Vermont, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fordham University |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1947–2004 |
| Spouse | Anne Laurie (m. 1950; died 1996) |
| Children | 3 |
Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.[1][2] He also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.
Early life
[edit]Bob Keeshan was born to Irish parents[3] in Lynbrook, New York.[4] After an early graduation in 1945 from Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York, during World War II, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, but was still in the United States when Japan surrendered. He attended Fordha
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Captain Kangaroo was a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from 1955 until 1984, then moved to Public television when the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) distributed the program with some newly produced segments which were integrated into reruns of past episodes from 1986 - 1993. The show was conceived and the title character played by Bob Keeshan, who based the show on "the warm relationship between grandparents and children." Keeshan was the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody Show when it aired on NBC.
It had a very loose structure, built around life in the "Treasure House" (later renamed "The Captain's Place"), where the Captain (whose name came from the big pockets in his coat) would tell stories, meet guests and indulge in silly stunts with regular characters, both humans and puppets. The show was live for its first four years, and was in black-and-white until 1966. In 1983, CBS shortened the hour-long show to a half-hour and moved it to an earlier time-slot. It was cancelled by CBS at the end of 1984.
In the TV season of 1997-1998, an All New Captain Kangaroo was attempted, starring John McDonough. Keeshan was invited to ap