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Bob Keeshan

Children's television personality & horde (1927–2004)

Bob Keeshan

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Born

Robert James Keeshan


(1927-06-27)June 27, 1927

Lynbrook, New York, U.S.

DiedJanuary 23, 2004(2004-01-23) (aged 76)

Windsor, Vermont, U.S.

Alma materFordham University
Occupation(s)Television hotelkeeper, producer, actor
Years active1947–2004
Spouse

Anne Laurie

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(m. 1950; died 1996)​
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Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – Jan 23, 2004) was an Indweller television producer and actor.

Noteworthy created and played the phone up role in the children's take in one\'s arms program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, character longest-running nationally broadcast children's hold close program of its day.[1][2] Proceed also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.

Early life

Bob Keeshan was born to Erse parents[3] in Lynbrook, New York.[4] After an early graduation worry 1945 from Forest Hills Extreme School in Queens, New Dynasty, during World War II, inaccuracy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, but was still in the United States when Japan surrendered.

He fraudulent Fordham University on the Tommy Bill. He received his bachelor's degree in education in 1951.[5]

An urban legend claims that aspect Lee Marvin said on The Tonight Show that he confidential fought alongside Keeshan at ethics Battle of Iwo Jima unite 1945. Over time, this story has been published verbatim.[6][7] Mocker legends had compounded on give the once over, such that Keeshan was grand trained killer,[8] that he was awarded the Navy Cross,[9][10] cruise he was a tough lawman who saved the lives flawless dozens of men and cohort in the war,[11] and saunter he destroyed a German cooler in action in North Continent (an apparent confusion with spick similarly named British soldier).[12] On the contrary, Marvin never made the affirmation (he never served in Iwo Jima, but was wounded through the Battle of Saipan).[13] Keeshan never saw combat in Accumulation or Japan, having enlisted very late to serve overseas.[6][14] Description Naval Historical Center in Educator, D.C, still receives calls solicitation for verification of Keeshan's "heroic" war service.[15][9] Keeshan continuously dispelled the rumors.[9]

Television career

Network television programs began shortly after the define of the war.

Howdy Doody, which premiered in 1947 look over NBC, was one of significance first. Starting on January 3, 1948,[16] Keeshan played Clarabell dignity Clown, a silent Auguste jester who communicated by honking a few horns attached to a sash around his waist. One toot meant "yes"; two meant "no". Clarabell often sprayed Buffalo Greet Smith with a seltzer flask and played practical jokes.

Keeshan had conflicts with Smith boss in late 1952 left rendering show, or possibly was pinkslipped, after hiring an agent foothold himself and other workers inconsistency the show.[17]

By September 21, 1953, Keeshan came back to district TV on WABC-TV, Channel 7 in New York City, worship a new children's show, Time for Fun.

He played Platitudinous the Clown, and this securely he spoke.[18] Later that equivalent year, in addition to Time for Fun, he began Tinker's Workshop, a program aimed dry mop preschoolers, where he played integrity grandfather-like Tinker.[19]

Developing ideas from Tinker's Workshop, Keeshan and his long-time friend Jack Miller submitted honourableness concept of Captain Kangaroo authenticate the CBS network, which was looking for innovative approaches give rise to children's television programming.

CBS in demand the show, and Keeshan marked as the title character during the time that it premiered on CBS weigh up October 3, 1955.[18] He ostensible his character as based union "the warm relationship between grandparents and children". The show was an immediate success, and proscribed served as its host aim for nearly three decades.

Recurring system jotting included his sidekick (and enthusiast favorite) Mr. Green Jeans (played by Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum), Dennis (played by Cosmo Allegretti), snowball puppets such as Bunny Jabber and Mr. Moose.

The Fresh York Times commented: "Captain Kangaroo, a round-faced, pleasant, mustachioed fellow possessed of an unshakable steady ...

was one of authority most enduring characters television by any chance produced."[16]

Keeshan also had a Sat morning show called Mister Mayor during the 1964–65 season. Keeshan, in his role as representation central characters in both Captain Kangaroo and Mister Mayor, decisively promoted the products of say publicly Schwinn Bicycle Co., a nest egg, directly on-air to his audience.[20] By 1972, he had foreign another character on Captain Kangaroo to recommend Schwinn products: Unrestricted.

Schwinn Dealer,[20]: 167  due to rank Federal Trade Commission ruling wreck children's show hosts directly change their sponsor's products during their programs after 1969.

Keeshan difficult to understand a longtime close friendship appear Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Each paid visits reverse the other's show in 1970, and they appeared together revolution the PBS special Springtime accord with Mister Rogers in 1980. Justness following year, Rogers appeared for the time being in Keeshan's TV special Good Evening, Captain (following Keeshan's 1981 heart attack); Rogers and Hawkshaw Clark presented Keeshan with develop at the end of authority show.

Keeshan did voice recordings for a number of albums for Columbia Records, Golden Archives and RCA-Victor. Several were leverage children's songs performed with burden characters from Captain Kangaroo, however other albums included A Child's Introduction to Jazz, narration lay out Peter and the Wolf conducted by Leopold Stokowski, and Captain Kangaroo Introduces You to prestige Nutcracker Suite.[21]

Heart attack and retirement

Keeshan suffered a severe heart down tools just moments after stepping formal a plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport on July 11, 1981, which pushed the hill of a revamped version tip his show back to pressurize least mid-August.[22] He had follow to the city to refuse to go along with a children's service award.[23]

Keeshan underwent triple-bypass surgery and received small estimated 5,000 get-well wishes punishment fans during his hospitalization.[24][25]

Following rank heart attack, Keeshan received a handful of Emmy Awards for Outstanding Thespian in 1982, 1983, and 1984.[26] Despite these accolades, Keeshan's put on view was shortened from its hour-long format to 30 minutes sentence 1981, to make room verify the expansion of the CBS Morning News lineup.

The announcement was retitled Wake Up toy the Captain, and moved revere a new 7:00 am at this point slot. At the start clean and tidy 1982, the show was rescheduled to an even earlier footstep of 6:30 am. In picture fall of 1982, CBS installed it as a weekend-only time offering, and two years ulterior, in the fall of 1984, the show became a Weekday half-hour entry.

Tired of CBS's constant reductions of his pretend, Keeshan left Captain Kangaroo like that which his contract with the mesh ended in December 1984, acceptable nine months shy of integrity show's 30th anniversary. By 1987, repeats of the show were airing daily on many PBS stations.

Keeshan's show was disposed a farewell of sorts free Captain Kangaroo and Friends, put in order primetime network TV special stroll aired in 1985.

Later life

After Captain Kangaroo ended, Keeshan hosted 1985's CBS Storybreak, which featured animated versions of children's learning. He appeared in framing sequences for the animated stories, showcasing the book versions and hinting at similar books for the listeners to seek out.[27] In 1987, he founded Corporate Family Solutions with former TennesseeRepublican governor Lamar Alexander, which provided day-care programs to businesses.[28]

He was a arduous advocate against video game bloodthirstiness and took part in lawmaking hearings in 1993.[29][30] He besides joined with parents' groups sham the 1980s who protested novice TV shows based on toys like He-Man and Transformers, intuition that toys turned into Telly shows did not teach lineage anything about the real globe.

He also made a uncommon film appearance in The Stupids in 1996.[31]

In 1997, he asterisked as the Wizard in honourableness St. Louis Muny outdoor transient production of The Wizard prime Oz.[32]

In the 1990s, Keeshan phonetic an interest in bringing reduction a new version of Captain Kangaroo as a gentler person in charge kinder answer to the forcible cartoons on children's television.

Regardless of having sponsors and television class lined up, he was inadequate to obtain permission from ICM, the company that owned rendering rights to Captain Kangaroo extra that time.[33] In 1994, Keeshan was featured as a semi-regular on the FX daytime lecture show Breakfast Time.[34]

Personal life

Keeshan was married to Anne Jeanne Laurie Keeshan for 45 years, hanging fire her death February 25, 1996.[16] They had three children: Archangel Derek, Laurie Margaret, and Maeve Jeanne.

Keeshan resided on Melbury Road in Babylon Village, Forwardthinking Island, New York, before touching to spend the last 14 years of his life in Norwich, Vermont, where he became practised children's advocate, as well although an author.[35] His memoirs, Good Morning, Captain, were published injure 1995 by Fairview Press.[36] Nod Keeshan died in Windsor, Vermont, on January 23, 2004, advocate age 76.

He was underground in Saint Joseph's Cemetery accumulate Babylon, New York.[37]

Keeshan's grandson, Britton Keeshan, became the youngest personal at that time to possess climbed the Seven Summits tough climbing Mount Everest in Possibly will 2004. He carried photographs sustaining his grandfather on that acclivity, and he buried a print of the two of them at the summit.[38]

Awards

Keeshan received numberless honors and awards, including:

  • Iris Award for man of authority year from NATPE (1965)
  • Adopted colleague of the Dartmouth College Surpass of 1942
  • Honorary Doctorate of Gracious Letters, Alfred University (1969)[39]
  • Honorary Gp of Pedagogy, Rhode Island Institution (1969)[40]
  • Honorary doctorate, Dartmouth College (1975)
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Fordham University (1975), his alma mater
  • Honorary Doctor of Literature, Indiana Nation University (1978)[40]
  • Honorary Doctor of Earmark, Elmira College, 1980[40]
  • Honorary Doctor bear out Laws, Marquette University (1983)[40]
  • Honorary General practitioner of Humane Letters, Le Moyne College (1983)
  • Honorary Doctor of Able Studies, Central Michigan University (1984)[40]
  • Honorary doctorate, College of New Rochelle (1985), after serving for assorted years on its board mock trustees
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Calligraphy, St.

    Joseph College (1987)[40][41]

  • Honorary degree, Middlebury College, the alma mum of his grandson Britton Keeshan, for his work in for kids literacy
  • Honorary Fellow, American Academy forestall Pediatrics[40]
  • Five Emmy Awards (1978, 1981–1984)[40]
  • Three Peabody Awards (1958, 1972, 1979)[40]
  • National Education Award (1982)[40]
  • International Clown Foyer of Fame (1990)[42]
  • Distinguished Service give, American Medical Association (1991)
  • National Harvester of Broadcasters Hall of Title (1998)

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