Bozo, 1925-2008

Yup. Bozo's dead, boys and girls. Actually, Larry Harmon.

Larry Harmon, the man who popularised the show business character Bozo the Clown, has died of congestive heart failure at the age of 83.

Mr Harmon did not create the balding, flame-haired character, but played him in numerous appearances over the years.

He purchased the copyright in the 1950s and licensed the character to others, including TV stations across the US.

The stations then hired their own Bozos who were trained by Mr Harmon. The Bozo Show aired on US TV from 1961-2001.

Comments

[RepubAnon]

They stopped televising the Bozo Show in 2001, eh? Isn't that when George Bush was sworn in as President?

Coincidence?

[Edgewater Joe, Chicago, IL]

Now that's not a nice thing to say about Jesse Helms.

Couldn't you be meaner?

[Diamond Joe]

I'm from the Chicago area, so as far as I'm concerned, Bozo has been dead for years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bell_%28actor%29

[Mark Richards]

And speaking of Bozo, Jessee Helms is finally gone.

I do hope the good people of North Carolina will dig a very, very deep hole.

Speaking from the scene (we are vacationing in NC) I can say with authority that there are no tears being shed. In fact, the holiday celebrations seem more lively; more hopeful.

[CamMan]

But why? Why vacation in NC?

[Lawton Watson]

Mark; The MSM-War machine eulogized this KKK bigoted hate monger like a hero to human kind. All freaking day long.
CNN said he had a change of heart and was more of a democrat and left leaner than righteous right in his final years!

[darms]

So when did all the Bozos transfer from children's television to the news departments? And when did (among others) William Kristol & David Brooks get their Bozo diplomas, they weren't in teevee but in print only? Or are they just ignorant Bozos?