posted on January 23, 2004 12:27:36 PM new
I always watched his show when I was little! What a loss. Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
posted on January 23, 2004 01:35:32 PM new
Wow, I would've thought he was much older than that. I loved his show as a kid... Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit and all those ping pong balls... Grandfather Clock... Mr. Greenjeans... oh! and Tom Terrific!
Well, I hope he enjoyed his life and took satisfaction from the knowledge that he kept many a kid entertained.
posted on January 23, 2004 08:25:05 PM new
I thought I heard, out of the corner of my ear while passing thru the room, that he also played Clarabelle on the Howdy Doody show before getting his own show...anybody know if that's correct?
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posted on January 23, 2004 08:56:17 PM new
Prof, you are correct according to his obit bio.
Prominent figure in the development of programming for children, Keeshan began his career by creating the character of Clarabell the Clown for the Howdy Doody Show (1947–52). He developed the format for and wrote the scripts for the Captain Kangaroo show (1955–85), winning over generations of children and their parents through innovative approaches to interesting topics.
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[ edited by Bear1949 on Jan 24, 2004 10:18 AM ]
posted on January 23, 2004 09:27:41 PM new
Bobby Nicholson & Lew Anderson, in that order played Clarabell the Clown after Keeshan left in 1949. He started playing Clarabell in 1947 on the radio. It was known as Puppet Playhouse from 1947 to 1949.
1949 It became known as the Howdy Doody Show.
