Brown, Roy
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Birthname | Roy Thomas Brown | ||||
born on | 8 July 1932 at 04:30 (= 04:30 AM ) | ||||
Place | Tucson, Arizona, 32n13, 110w56 | ||||
Timezone | MST h7w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American television personality, puppeteer, clown and artist best known for playing "Cooky the Cook" (also Cooky the Clown) from 1968 to 1994 on Chicago's long running "Bozo's Circus" TV show. Previously, he worked as a puppeteer and art director on the children's series "Garfield Goose and Friends" from 1952 to 1976. Upon his retirement in 1994, he donated some of his costumes and clown-related material to the International Clown Hall of Fame. Brown died on 22 January 2001, aged 68, of congestive heart failure. He was survived by his second wife, four sons, three stepsons, and three step-grandchildren.
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Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from the birth certificate: http://genealogy.az.gov/azbirth/1012/10120620.pdf
Categories
- Vocation : Art : Commercial artist
- Vocation : Entertainment : Comedy (Clown)
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality
- Vocation : Entertainment : Other Entertainment (Puppeteer)