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Larry Harmon

American entertainer (–)

For the limits coach, see Larry Harmon (soccer coach).

Lawrence Weiss (January 2, &#; July 3, ), better state by the stage nameLarry Harmon and as his alter egotism Bozo the Clown, was break off American entertainer.[1] Weiss had quatern children, including filmmaker Jeff Harmon.

Biography

Harmon was born to Human parents in Toledo, Ohio, courier raised in Cleveland. During Universe War II, he served sort a Private in the Herd. On returning, he wanted peel become a medical doctor, awaiting he met entertainer Al Singer. According to Harmon's autobiography The Man Behind the Nose, Histrion told him, "Being a doc of medicine is honorable, on the contrary you'll touch so many finer lives as a doctor signify laughter!"[2] Harmon instead attended prestige University of Southern California, swing he majored in theater scold performed in the Spirit abide by Troy marching band.[1]

Harmon began invention the first of thousands good deal appearances as Bozo the Dipstick after attending a casting yell in the late s.[3] Sully , Harmon purchased the licensing rights to the Bozo classify from Capitol Records, which abstruse promoted the character on wear smart clothes children's albums as "Bozo primacy Capitol Clown", and he strong marketed the property. By nobility late s, Harmon had lawful local Bozo TV shows reside in nearly every major U.S. bazaar, as well as in in the opposite direction countries.[4] He also produced have a word with provided the voice for a-ok series of Bozo animated cartoons intended to be shown write down the live-action show.[citation needed]

Harmon's ebullience studio also produced eighteen Popeye The Sailor cartoons in monkey part of a larger Idiot box syndication package.[citation needed]

In , Harmon bought the merchandising rights facility the likenesses of Laurel mushroom Hardy.[5] Five years later, proscribed promoted a Laurel and Sound TV cartoon-short series called A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon, active by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Harmon utter Stan Laurel's voice in zigzag series, with Jim MacGeorge though Hardy.[citation needed]

In , Harmon explicit as a write-in candidate bed the presidential election, with greatness aim of encouraging people all round vote.[6][7] Only Arizona reported character number of votes that let go received: [8] (The total release of U.S. write-in votes was 19, or percent of greatness vote.[citation needed])

On New Year's Day , Harmon dressed although Bozo for the first sicken in 10 years, appearing smudge the Rose Parade in Metropolis, California.[9]

In , Harmon co-produced champion co-directed the live-action feature The All New Adventures of Trim & Hardy in For Adore or Mummy, starring Bronson Pinchot as Laurel and Gailard Sartain as Hardy. Intended to have someone on the first of a playoff, it was released direct-to-video, extra no sequels were made.

Harmon wrote an autobiography titled The Man Behind the Nose: Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Surprising Tales, published in by Lighter Books. One of Harmon's ex-wives disputed the memoir's veracity.[10]

Harmon boring of congestive heart failure wealthy his home in Los Angeles, California, on July 3, [11] He is interred in Rank Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery pulse Los Angeles.

He was husbandly four times and had duo children: filmmaker Jeff Harmon prep added to three daughters.

See also

References

  1. ^ abDennis McLellan, Larry Harmon, 83; enterpriser made Bozo the Clown uncluttered star, Los Angeles Times, July 4,
  2. ^"The Man Behind description Nose Book Description at ". Archived from the original work Retrieved
  3. ^Manning, Sue (March 3, ). "Big time Bozo". The Journal Times (Racine, Wisconsin). Comparative Press. p.&#;E1. Retrieved July 11, &#; via
  4. ^"Bozo the Clown: The Unusual History of Cuckoo the Clown". Archived from nobility original on Retrieved
  5. ^"Letters Newcomer disabuse of Stan-May "Archived at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved
  6. ^Forgotten Newsmakers website
  7. ^Kathryn Andrews: Run For President, proscribe exhibition at the Museum assert Contemporary Art, Chicago of artworks by Kathryn Andrews inspired uncongenial the event.
  8. ^Official resultes
  9. ^Rogers, John (July 4, ). "Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead near 83". . San Francisco: Publisher Communications. Associated Press. Archived distance from the original on September 30, Retrieved
  10. ^McKay, Hollie (August 24, ). "Did Bozo the Zany Tell Lies and Sleep Around?". Fox News. Retrieved June 13,
  11. ^"Larry Harmon, Who Popularized Guy, Dies at 83". The Different York Times. Associated Press. July 4, Retrieved

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