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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.
In 1942, Stillwell announced she was filing for divorce from Skelton, but that she would remain as his manager and continue to write material for him. [11] [9] Their divorce was finalized in February 1943. [12] Stillwell also remained the manager of Skelton's financial accounts as Skelton was known to spend money with reckless abandon. [3]
Skelton is credited as Richard (Red) Skelton. It includes the iconic "Doughnut Dunkers" routine that he developed with his wife, Edna (and eventually copyrighted in every possible combination of beverage and dunkable baked goods). [ 5 ]
The Red Skelton Show is an American television comedy/variety show that aired from 1951 to 1971. In the decade prior to hosting the show, Richard "Red" Skelton had a successful career as a radio and motion pictures star. [ 1 ]
On October 1, 1938, Skelton replaced Red Foley as the host of Avalon Time. Skelton's first wife Edna also joined the show's cast, under her maiden name of Stillwell. [8] The Skeltons worked on Avalon Time until late 1939. [9] Skelton went on to do his own radio show, The Raleigh Cigarette Program, on October 7, 1941.
Freelance writer Ben Dobson (Skelton) lands his first full-time writing job at a national magazine, tasked with rewriting other authors' work. His wife Martha (Hagen) uses this as the perfect time to start their family, and four years later pressures Ben into moving from New York City to the suburbs, where he's swiftly living beyond his means ...
The bet is that Red won't be able to sell a single brush to the households on their run. Red takes the bet, and the next household on their run is the mansion of his old boss Gordon Trist. After Red tries to hide from Gordon and the groundskeeper, Gordon recognizes Red and sends him packing, but his wife comes after Red and buys ten brushes ...
When Red Skelton was drafted in March 1944, Ozzie Nelson was prompted to create his own family situation comedy. [3] The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched October 8, 1944, on CBS. It moved to NBC in October 1948, then made a late-season switch back to CBS in April 1949.