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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for being a national radio and television comedian between 1937 and 1971 and host of the long-running television program The Red Skelton Show. Skelton, who has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, began entertaining as a youngster. His show business career included a stint as a circus clown when he was in his teens. Skelton continued on to vaudeville, films, radio, TV, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist.He learned his comedic and pantomime skills through experience, beginning at age 10 as part of a traveling medicine show. Skelton then worked on a showboat as the era of that form of entertainment was waning. He worked the burlesque circuit until its comedic standards began to change, coming into vaudeville as radio and films began to replace live entertainment. Skelton's lifestyle on the road meant having very little baggage, so he had few props to perform with. He devised routines that required only a hat, which Skelton would fashion into appropriate shapes to suit his characters. A pantomime sketch of how different people ate doughnuts written by Skelton and his wife opened the door for him in vaudeville, in radio and in films; it even opened the door of the Oval Office. He had long and successful careers in both radio and in films, but was most eager to work in television, even when the medium was in its infancy. Skelton's enthusiasm was rewarded with a twenty year career on network television with a regular program. Despite high ratings, his television show was canceled by CBS in 1970 as the network believed more youth-oriented programs were needed to attract younger viewers and their spending power.While his first wife, comedy writer Edna Stillwell, provided the spark for Skelton the performer, it was his second wife, Georgia Davis, who convinced him that the art work he had done as a hobby for many years was worth sharing with the public. At the time of his death, his art dealer believed that Skelton had earned more money through his paintings than from his television work.Skelton believed his life's work was to make people laugh and wanted to be known as a clown, because he defined it as being able to do everything. He entertained three generations of Americans during his career as a performer. The earliest generation welcomed him to their cities and towns as a performer in various stage venues, the next into their homes on radio and television, while the younger generation was again able to welcome him personally, because Skelton focused his time and energy on personal appearance performances after he no longer had a regular television show.. }

• Red_Skelton abstract "Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for being a national radio and television comedian between 1937 and 1971 and host of the long-running television program The Red Skelton Show. Skelton, who has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, began entertaining as a youngster. His show business career included a stint as a circus clown when he was in his teens. Skelton continued on to vaudeville, films, radio, TV, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist.He learned his comedic and pantomime skills through experience, beginning at age 10 as part of a traveling medicine show. Skelton then worked on a showboat as the era of that form of entertainment was waning. He worked the burlesque circuit until its comedic standards began to change, coming into vaudeville as radio and films began to replace live entertainment. Skelton's lifestyle on the road meant having very little baggage, so he had few props to perform with. He devised routines that required only a hat, which Skelton would fashion into appropriate shapes to suit his characters. A pantomime sketch of how different people ate doughnuts written by Skelton and his wife opened the door for him in vaudeville, in radio and in films; it even opened the door of the Oval Office. He had long and successful careers in both radio and in films, but was most eager to work in television, even when the medium was in its infancy. Skelton's enthusiasm was rewarded with a twenty year career on network television with a regular program. Despite high ratings, his television show was canceled by CBS in 1970 as the network believed more youth-oriented programs were needed to attract younger viewers and their spending power.While his first wife, comedy writer Edna Stillwell, provided the spark for Skelton the performer, it was his second wife, Georgia Davis, who convinced him that the art work he had done as a hobby for many years was worth sharing with the public. At the time of his death, his art dealer believed that Skelton had earned more money through his paintings than from his television work.Skelton believed his life's work was to make people laugh and wanted to be known as a clown, because he defined it as being able to do everything. He entertained three generations of Americans during his career as a performer. The earliest generation welcomed him to their cities and towns as a performer in various stage venues, the next into their homes on radio and television, while the younger generation was again able to welcome him personally, because Skelton focused his time and energy on personal appearance performances after he no longer had a regular television show.".