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Send in the Clowns ... Bozo is Dead
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Posted on 07/03/2008 4:39:20 PM PDT by xcamel
Larry Harmon, the man credited with making Bozo the Clown the icon he was, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.
Harmon wasn't the original Bozo, but built up the character and eventually licensed it to television stations across the country.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Harmon became interested in theater while studying at the University of Southern California.
"Bozo is a star, an entertainer, bigger than life," Harmon once said. "People see him as Mr. Bozo, somebody you can relate to, touch and laugh with."
TOPICS: Local News; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: bozo; bozotheclown; clown; clowns; larryharmon; notbreakingnews; obituary
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:39:20 PM PDT
by
xcamel
To: xcamel
RIP Larry. I remember you well (yeah, I’m that old)... :-(
2
posted on
07/03/2008 4:40:39 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("It's not my fault if McCain loses - it's his own damn fault!" - Mark Levin)
To: COBOL2Java
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:42:44 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain -- Those denying the War was Necessary Do NOT Support the Troops!)
To: xcamel
Bozo and the Captain were amateurs.
Long live Johnny Jellybean! ;^)
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:42:56 PM PDT
by
Reagan Man
( McCain Wants My Conservative Vote in November --- EARN IT or NO DEAL !!!)
To: COBOL2Java; Dr. Eckleburg
Lol. I’m older. I was on the Detroit show, 1969.
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:43:27 PM PDT
by
1000 silverlings
(Everything that deceives also enchants: Plato)
To: xcamel
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:44:01 PM PDT
by
Glenn
(Free Venezuela!)
To: Reagan Man
But Larry cloned himself a thousand times before we even knew what DNA was...
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:44:10 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(Being on the wrong track means the unintended consequences express train doesnt kill you going by)
To: COBOL2Java
Sad. Did you line up buckets and toss the ball?
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:45:29 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
To: xcamel
RIP Bozo (But he was no Emmett Kelly)
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:45:45 PM PDT
by
gorush
(Exterminate the Moops!)
To: xcamel
Like Ronald McDonald.
RIP, Larry Harmon.
10
posted on
07/03/2008 4:47:35 PM PDT
by
Reagan Man
( McCain Wants My Conservative Vote in November --- EARN IT or NO DEAL !!!)
To: 1000 silverlings
Lol. I’m older. I was on the Detroit show, 1969. Smile. Sorry dude, I got ya beat. In '69 I was a Sophomore in High School.. :-)
Let's see...my TV memories are: Bozo, Colonel Bleep, Crusader Rabbit, and Captain Kangaroo.
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:48:31 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("It's not my fault if McCain loses - it's his own damn fault!" - Mark Levin)
To: xcamel
I am afraid of clowns, they scare me.
To: CindyDawg
I watched old Bozo with my kids all the time. Lining up the buckets for the toss was the highlight!
RIP Bozo
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:50:18 PM PDT
by
dforest
(I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
To: 1000 silverlings
Lol. I’m older. I was on the Detroit show, 1969. Was that the infamous "Cram it, clownie" show?
To: indylindy
He made a lot of kids smile:’)
To: liege
I don’t think so. Detroit Bozo was nice, sang songs on the piano, had live jungle animals on,fun stuff.
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:52:44 PM PDT
by
1000 silverlings
(Everything that deceives also enchants: Plato)
To: COBOL2Java
Oh, yeah, Crusader Rabbit, Captain Kangaroo, Tom Terrific, and Diver Dan!!! And Felix the Cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat! And Master Cylinder!!
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:52:56 PM PDT
by
TruthConquers
(Delendae sunt publici scholae)
To: CindyDawg
I vaguely remember. I mean, we’re talking almost 50 years ago...
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:54:57 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("It's not my fault if McCain loses - it's his own damn fault!" - Mark Levin)
To: CindyDawg
I used to watch him even if the kids weren’t. I liked the ball toss for the prizes.
Shhh, don’t tell anybody! LOL
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:55:21 PM PDT
by
dforest
(I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
To: xcamel
Bozo is not dead. He is heading up the Dim ticket.
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posted on
07/03/2008 4:55:27 PM PDT
by
karnage
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