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On 6 October 2018, Don Sandburg, Bozo's Circus producer, writer and the last surviving original cast member, died at the age of 87. [34] Four months later, WGN-TV paid tribute to Sandburg and the rest of the original cast with a two-hour special titled Bozo's Circus: The 1960s.
On October 6, 2018, Don Sandburg, "Bozo's Circus" producer and writer from 1961 to 1969 and the last surviving original cast member, died at the age of 87. [25] Four months later, WGN-TV paid tribute to Sandburg and the rest of the original cast with a two-hour special titled "Bozo's Circus: The 1960s."
[2] [3] [19] When Rayner joined the "Bozo's Circus" cast as country clown Oliver O. Oliver, Brown designed and built the noses for the character. [10] Among Brown's other creations were puppets for other WGN television shows, such as The Blue Fairy, Treetop House, and Paddleboat, which starred a pre-Bozo's Circus Ned Locke. [1]
A Chicago kid, Corgan, 57, grew up watching Bozo's Circus, and even performed a song on the clown's farewell special in 2001. In opening his café doors to the recent Bozo-themed event, his hope ...
The cast of Bozo's Circus in 1967. From left: Ned Locke, Bob Trendler, Bob Bell, Ray Rayner and Don Sandburg Robert Trendler (May 11, 1912 – July 18, 2011) was an American bandleader, songwriter, and musical director of the WGN Orchestra from 1956 till 1975.
Madame Zuzu’s, a tea shop owned by Corgan, will host a Bozo’s Circus weekend […] CHICAGO — It is no secret that Smashing Pumpkins front-man and Chicago native Billy Corgan is a huge Bozo ...
Bob Bell as Bozo with Cooky the Clown (), on Bozo's Circus, 1976In 1960, station management asked the character actor and staff announcer to portray Bozo on a live, 30-minute show weekdays at noon, consisting of one-man sketches and cartoons, which debuted on June 20, 1960. [9]
Photo postcard of Oliver O. Oliver (), Bozo the Clown (), Sandy the Clown (Don Sandburg), and Ringmaster Ned on Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV.Don Sandburg (1930 – October 6, 2018) was an American writer, actor, and producer who worked in television, most notably as producer of The Banana Splits for Hanna-Barbera as well as WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus.