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Red Skelton

1913 - 1997

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Richard Bernard Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and he also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Red Skelton is the 103rd most popular artist (down from 94th in 2019), the 11,147th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,149th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Red Skelton ranks 103 out of 125. Before him are Art Babbitt, Edward Kienholz, John Butler Yeats, Vik Muniz, Joseph Smit, and Pippa Bacca. After him are Peter Sellars, Alex Grey, Bill Reid, Joan Mondale, Al Hirschfeld, and Tyrus Wong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Red Skelton ranks 384. Before him are Ali Sardar Jafri, Odd Frantzen, Evelyn Venable, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Luigi Piotti, and Jim Backus. After him are Jimmy Van Heusen, Macdonald Carey, Harold J. Stone, Bill Thompson, Jack Ragland, and Roger Laurent. Among people deceased in 1997, Red Skelton ranks 293. Before him are John Porter, Leni Junker, Magda Gabor, Mikhail Anikushin, Mario Velarde, and Basri Dirimlili. After him are Owen Barfield, Judith Merril, Gul Mohammed, LaVern Baker, Sheldon Leonard, and Lillian Disney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Red Skelton ranks 11,149 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Puth (1991), Jim Backus (1913), William Samuel Johnson (1727), Greg Gianforte (1961), Hillary Brooke (1914), and Scott Rudin (1958). After him are Mary Engle Pennington (1872), Harlan F. Stone (1872), Lena Raine (1984), Erwin Hahn (1921), Les Claypool (1963), and Granville Woods (1856).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Red Skelton ranks 23. Before him are Dan Graham (1942), Maud Wagner (1877), Carolee Schneemann (1939), Martha Rosler (1943), Art Babbitt (1907), and Edward Kienholz (1927). After him are Peter Sellars (1957), Alex Grey (1953), Joan Mondale (1930), Al Hirschfeld (1903), Shepard Fairey (1970), and Larry Rivers (1923).

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