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Chapters: Frederick Loewe, Magda Gabor, Phil Harris, Red Skelton, Bobbie Gentry, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Austin, Alison Lohman, Paul Burke, Glen Stewart Godwin, Susan Fleming, Tommy Jacobs, Charles Farrell, Albert Frey, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, E. Stewart Williams, Louis Hayward, York Shackleton, Todd Clever, B-Tight, Chris Cormier, Jack Renner, Andrea Leeds, Chris Truby, Richard Moore, Brenda Marshall, William L. Durkin, Virginia Valli, Max Geldray, Steve Hecht, Will Schaefer, Keith Coogan, Michael Irby, John Conte, Russell Hayden, Franchezca Valentina, Russell Arms, Brent Rausch, Jack Latham, Lillian Porter. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 160. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 September 17, 1997) was an American comedian who was best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. Skelton's show business career began in his teens as a circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, all while pursuing another career as a painter. Born in Vincennes, Indiana, Skelton was the son of Joseph E. Skelton (18781913), who died in 1913 shortly before the birth of his son, and Ida (née Fields) Skelton (18841967). In Skelton's lifetime there was some dispute about the year of his birth. Biographer Arthur Marx reported (from second hand information) that Skelton may have been born as early as 1906, and the year 1910 was sometimes cited as the year of his birth. In a People Magazine article in 1979, Skelton admitted that he fudged about his age, and was quoted as saying he was "in his seventies." Skelton got one of his earliest tastes of show business with the circus as a teenager. Before that, he caught the show business bug at 10 years of age from entertainer Ed Wynn, who spotted him selling newspapers in front of ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=248708 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Red Skelton, William Harrow, Henry Dodge, William Gilham, Clint Barmes, Buck Jones, Jane Jarvis, Joseph W. Barr, John Scott Harrison, Daniel Parker, Alvy Moore, Sarah Knox Taylor, Dan Stryzinski, Carter Bassett Harrison, Howard C. Sheperd, Thomas R. Cobb, William A. Cullop, John Law, Kreg Battles, Bill Sortet. Excerpt:Alvy Moore Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore (December 5, 1921 May 4, 1997) was an American light comic actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent "Hank Kimball " on the television series Green Acres . Born in Vincennes, Indiana , a young Moore moved with his parents to Terre Haute, Indiana . President of the senior class at Wiley High School, he attended Indiana State Teachers College , now Indiana State University , both before and after service with the Marines during World War II , seeing combat in the Battle of Iwo Jima . Moore appeared in guest and supporting roles in a number of movies and television shows , including Mickey Mouse Club , where he hosted "What I Want to Be" segments as the "Roving Reporter." He had a small role as a member of Marlon Brando 's motorcycle gang in the 1953 film, The Wild One . He was a producer and uncredited script writer for the movie A Boy and His Dog , attending DisCon II, the 1974 World Science Fiction Convention , to help promote it. His last appearance on television was a brief guest shot on the sitcom Frasier . In his spare time, during the 1960s, Moore also umpired Little League baseball in Lake View Terrace, California Moore died of heart failure on May 4, 1997 at his home in Palm Desert, California . References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Date of birth: : June 25, 1912(1912-06-25) Wilbur John "Bill" Sortet (June 25, 1912 January 22, 1998) was ... ... Read more

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The Jack Benny Christmas Show of 1953 and The Red Skelton Christmas Show of 1951.1) Jack Benny:With Mary, Don, Bob Crosby and Sheldon Leonard.This time we find Jack on his annual Christmas shopping trip with Mary in Palm Springs.Jack decides to buy Don a Christmas gift of dates, but he is undecided...plain dates or dates with nuts.It is truly a hilarious sketch with Mel Blanc as the harried clerk going "nut".2)Red Skelton:"Deadeye" goes into the woods to cut Christmas trees to sell in the city.Clem Kadiddlehopper is a Christmas tree salesman, Red is also "Junior, the mean little kid", starring as "The Little Christmas Tree" in a holiday pageant, where he and Santa have quite a discussion. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Red Skelton (July 18, 1913?September 17, 1997), born Richard Bernard Skelton, was an American comedian who was best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. Skelton's show business career began in his teens as a circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, all while pursuing another career as a painter. Born in Vincennes, Indiana, Skelton was the son of Joseph E. Skelton (1878-1913), who died in 1913 shortly before the birth of his son, and Ida (née Fields) Skelton (1884-1967). ... Read more