Red Skelton - Wikipedia Richard Bernard 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
Red Skelton - IMDb 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 At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15 At age 18, he married Edna Marie
Red Skelton | Biography, TV Show, Facts | Britannica 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
Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy in Vincennes Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy The museum displays the life work of the great clown spanning a career of 70 years in movies, television, radio and his paintings
About red Skelton - Vincennes University Learn about Red Skelton's remarkable journey as a comedian, artist, and musician, and explore his iconic contributions to entertainment
Skelton, Red (1913-1997) - Encyclopedia. com Skelton was born Richard Bernard Skelton in 1913 (few sources list 1910), and was the son of a circus clown with the Haggenback and Wallace circus His father died before he was born, and he grew up in punishing poverty
Red Skelton - Host, Clown - TV Insider Skelton was a physical comedian, and his work showed the influence of the circus his father had performed in, down to the clown-like floppy hats and facial expressions