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red skelton highlights in SAN DIEGO.They were so poor that the comedian began singing for pennies on the street when he was only seven.
At age ten, skelton quit school and joined a traveling medicine show.
He gained further experience on the burlesque and vaudeville circuits and on showboats.
His big break came after he developed a mimed donutdunking routine that led to his employment at the paramount theater and then to a successful radio career and a longrunning show during which he developed most of his characters.
In 1951, skelton launched a variety show that would alternately air on cbs and nbc until 1971.
It was there that skelton developed his characters and gained his most devoted following.
All of the characters he created on radio made regular appearances, as did a brand new one, freddy the freeloader, a silent clown who could be as pathetic as he was funny.
Musical accompaniment was provided by david rose and his orchestra.
Rose had been with skelton since his radio days.
In 1953, he played a rare dramatic role in the clown, which was a remake of the champ.
In addition to performing, skelton excelled at several other interests.
That he was a renowned oil painter of clowns is well known, but he also designed dishes and was an expert at creating bonsai trees.
For his lifetime of contributions in entertainment he was awarded an honorary doctorate of literature from emerson college of boston, a doctor of human letters from vincennes university, and a doctorate of theater arts at indiana state university.
Though no longer a regular in films and television, skelton continued performing live until his death from pneumonia at age 84.