Not the Bozo, but a Bozo. Someone named Alan W. Livingston created the character in the 1940s, but Pinto Colvig -- probably better known now as the voice of Pluto and Goofy for Disney -- actually portrayed him. Larry Harmon, often (mis-)credited as "the original" Bozo, bought the rights off Livingston and then franchised the character to local TV stations, as well as creating a syndicated show marketed to those stations not making their own Bozo program. Frank Avruch was the (first) local Boston Bozo. (Willard Scott was the Washington DC Bozo for three years, which led right into his gig as the first Ronald McDonald.)
Sorry, I've just seen so many obits for "the original Bozo" over the years that I finally had to clarify.
Sorry, I've just seen so many obits for "the original Bozo" over the years that I finally had to clarify.
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....