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Red Skelton Biography

  • Birth Name: Richard Bernard Skelton
  • Birth Place: Vincennes, IN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/18/1913, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 09/17/1997
  • Profession: Actor; TV host; composer; comedian
Red Skelton Fast Facts:
  • Was so poor as a child that he once sang for pennies on the streets of his Indiana home town.
  • Quit school at 10 to join a traveling medicine show.
  • Always ended his TV show---which ran for two decades---and his radio show by saying, "Good night and may God bless."
  • Had a bridge that spans the Wabash River between Indiana and Illinois named after him in 1963.
  • His Freddie the Freeloader character adorns a U.S. stamp that was introduced in August 2009.
  • Composed thousands of songs and more than 60 symphonies over the course of his career.
  • Was a renowned oil painter of clowns and an expert at growing bonsai trees.
  • Was a Shriner and a Freemason.
    Red Skelton Relationships:
  • Edna Marie Stilwell - Ex-wife
  • Georgia Davis - Ex-wife
  • Ida Mae Skelton - Mother
  • Joseph Skelton - Father
  • Lothian Toland Skelton - Wife
  • Paul Skelton - Brother
  • Richard Freeman Skelton - Son
  • Valentina Maris Alonzo - Daughter

    • Red Skelton Awards:
  • 1959 Golden Globe: Television Achievement - Winner
  • 1961 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Winner
  • 1978 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1952 Emmy: Best Comedian or Comedienne - Winner
  • 1957 Emmy: Best Single Performance by an Actor - Nominee
  • 1965 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Nominee
  • 1962 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Nominee
  • 1963 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Nominee

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