Word: skeltons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Born. To Red Skelton, 33, slap-happy radio and cinema comic, and ex-Starlet Georgia Maureen Davis, 25, his second wife (No. 1, Edna Borzage, is still his manager): their first child, a girl; in Santa Monica, Calif. Name: Valentina Marie. Weight...
Straightway a storm of protest broke around radio's brasshats. The big wind mounted to cyclone velocity after the net works gave the silent treatment to Bob Hope (eight seconds) and to Red Skelton (twelve seconds), who both tried to get in the act on their Tuesday night programs...
...open vice war presidents- between with gravy-boats of wonderful, front page publicity for all concerned. On Thursday, NBC suddenly took it all back, blandly admitted having "regained our sense of humor," proved they had caught the spirit by offering honorary vice-presidencies to Allen, Skelton and Hope...
Boosted by such guest stars as Bob Hope, Fibber McGee & Molly, Red Skelton-and by the fact that Amos had a kidney operation and dramatically made the broadcast from a hospital bed-Amos 'n' Andy reached third place in Hooperatings, the largest listenership (about 30,000,000) since the days when movies were interrupted so that audiences could hear them...
Those hardy few who stayed through until the second feature were amply rewarded by the usual volume of Red Skelton's antics and prat-falls. Unable to satisfy any but the most ardent fan by sheer weight of pantomime and well-timed gags, M.G.M. has wisely injected a bit of pathos into the comedy. Cast as a well-meaning, but deadly boor, Red Skelton takes "The Showoff" through a series of heart breaking mishaps with amazing dexterity and an almost embarrassing reality. A living portrait of the guy who would break his leg while putting on a hat, Skelton uses...