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Red Skelton

Beruf
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Geboren
18. Juli 1913 · Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Gestorben
17. September 1997

Biografie

The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of 7 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 17, he married Edna Marie Stilwell, an usher who became his vaudeville partner and later his chief writer and manager. He debuted on Broadway and radio in 1937 and on film in 1938. His ex-wife/manager negotiated a seven-year Hollywood contract for him in 1951, the same year The Red Skelton Hour (1951) premiered on NBC. For two decades, until 1971, his show consistently stayed in the top twenty, both on NBC and CBS. His numerous characters, including Clem Kaddiddlehopper, George Appleby, and the seagulls Gertrude and Heathcliffe delighted audiences for decades. First and foremost, he considered himself a clown, although not the greatest, and his paintings of clowns brought in a fortune after he left television. His home life was not completely happy--two divorces and a son Richard who died of leukemia at age 9--and he did not hang around with other comedians. He continued performing live until illness, and he was a longtime supporter of children's charities. Red Skelton died at age 84 of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, California, on September 17, 1997. Red is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, in the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Benediction.

Bekannt aus

Poster zu In 80 Tagen um die Welt
In 80 Tagen um die Welt
Film · 1956 · ★ 6,7
Poster zu Frankie und seine Spießgesellen
Frankie und seine Spießgesellen
Film · 1960 · ★ 6,4
Poster zu Die tollkühnen Männer in ihren fliegenden Kisten
Die tollkühnen Männer in ihren fliegenden Kisten
Film · 1965 · ★ 6,8
Poster zu Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Film · 1976 · ★ 6,4
Poster zu The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Serie · 1962 · ★ 7,6
Poster zu Oscar Verleihung
Oscar Verleihung
Serie · 1953 · ★ 7,1
Poster zu Das gibt's nie wieder
Das gibt's nie wieder
Film · 1974 · ★ 7,4
Poster zu Ziegfelds himmlische Träume
Ziegfelds himmlische Träume
Film · 1945 · ★ 6,0
Poster zu Das gibt’s nie wieder II
Das gibt’s nie wieder II
Film · 1976 · ★ 7,0
Poster zu Neptuns Tochter
Neptuns Tochter
Film · 1949 · ★ 6,1
Poster zu Badende Venus
Badende Venus
Film · 1944 · ★ 5,9
Poster zu Eine Nacht mit Susanne
Eine Nacht mit Susanne
Film · 1954 · ★ 6,1

Filmografie