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Bob Keeshan
Children's television personality & host (–)
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| Born | Robert James Keeshan ()June 27, Lynbrook, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, () (aged&#;76) Windsor, Vermont, U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | Fordham University |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, producer, actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Anne Laurie &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3 |
Robert James Keeshan (June 27, &#; January 23, ) was an American television producer and actor.
He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from to , the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.[1][2] He also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.
Early life
Bob Keeshan was born to Irish parents[3] in Lynbrook, New York.[4] After an early graduation in from Forest Hills Hi