Red Skelton
Acting 1913-07-18 Vincennes, Indiana, USA
The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of 7 by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15. At age 17, he married Edna Marie Stilwell, an usher who became his vaudeville partner and later his chief writer and manager. He debuted on Broadway and radio in 1937 and on film in 1938. His ex-wife/man…
Known For
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Ocean's Eleven
1960
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Bathing Beauty
1944
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
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Clown Alley
1966
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Ziegfeld Follies
1945
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Lady Be Good
1941
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Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
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Neptune's Daughter
1949
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
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Thousands Cheer
1943
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Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976
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The Fuller Brush Man
1948
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Three Little Words
1950
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
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Lovely to Look At
1952
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Texas Carnival
1951
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Having Wonderful Time
1938
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Ship Ahoy
1942
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The Hollywood Clowns
1979
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The People's Command Performance: '77
1977