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| Ever since I can remember, I have always loved Red Skelton. I remember watching old movies of him with Esther Williams and Lucille Ball. "Neptune's Daughter", with Esther Williams was my favorite movie. But, most of all, I will always remember my whole family sitting in the living room for one hour, laughing and enjoying "The Red Skelton Show". He always made everyone laugh and was a wonderful man, entertainer and humanitarian and one of America's most beloved clowns. I especially loved his smile and his deep dimples, his whole face lit up when he smiled. In 1989, he was inducted into the "Clowns Hall Of Fame", with another of my favorite clowns, Emmett Kelly. |
| The 1989 Clown Hall Of Fame Inductees, from left to right: Mark Anthony Red Skelton Emmett L. Kelly, Sr. Lou Jacobs Felix Adler Otto Griebling |
| Richard "Red" Skelton, was born on July 18, 1913, in Vincennes, Indiana, two months after his father died. His father was a circus clown and performer with the Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus. By the time Red was 16, he was performing in the same circus. He entered vaudville and made it to broadway in 1936. He made at least 23 movies and had his own radio and televison show. Millions of people tuned in every week to see his Freddy The Freeloader, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Sheriff Deadeye and many others.....He was known as the man of many faces. He was married three times and one of his children, Richard, died of lukemia when he was 11 yrs old and Red did many things for sick children. He was a performer, author of several children's books, composer, and a world reknown painter, especially of clowns. His paintings now sell starting at $50,000 Red Skelton died on September 17, 1997, in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long illness. He was 84 years old and will live in the hearts of all who have ever seen him and will always be remembered as one of America's most beloved entertainers. There are 4 pages to this website, including this one and on each page is a song from the Big Band Era of the 40's. Please sit back, relax and watch my tribute to my favorite clown, Red Skelton....I really hope you enjoy it. |
| Ever since I can remember, I have always loved Red Skelton. I remember watching old movies of him with Esther Williams and Lucille Ball. "Neptune's Daughter", with Esther Williams was my favorite movie. But, most of all, I will always remember my whole family sitting in the living room for one hour, laughing and enjoying "The Red Skelton Show". He always made everyone laugh and was a wonderful man, entertainer and humanitarian and one of America's most beloved clowns. I especially loved his smile and his deep dimples, his whole face lit up when he smiled. In 1989, he was inducted into the "Clowns Hall Of Fame", with another of my favorite clowns, Emmett Kelly. |
| Ever since I can remember, I have always loved Red Skelton. I remember watching old movies of him with Esther Williams and Lucille Ball. "Neptune's Daughter", with Esther Williams was my favorite movie. But, most of all, I will always remember my whole family sitting in the living room for one hour, laughing and enjoying "The Red Skelton Show". He always made everyone laugh and was a wonderful man, entertainer and humanitarian and one of America's most beloved clowns. I especially loved his smile and his deep dimples, his whole face lit up when he smiled. In 1989, he was inducted into the "Clowns Hall Of Fame", with another of my favorite clowns, Emmett Kelly. |