| Red Skelton  AKA Richard Bernard Skelton
Born: 18-Jul-1913
Birthplace: Vincennes, IN
Died: 17-Sep-1997
Location of death: Rancho Mirage, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Comic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Red Skelton Show Father: (circus clown)
Mother: (cleaning woman)
Wife: Edna Marie Stilwell (m. 1930, div. 1943)
Wife: Georgia Davis (m. 1945, div. 1971)
Wife: Lothian Toland
Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
Freemasonry 33rd Degree Scottish Rite
Emmy 1962 Best Comedian
Emmy 1961 for The Red Skelton Show (shared)
Emmy 1986 Governor's Award
Golden Globe 1959 for The Red Skelton Show
Golden Globe 1978 Cecil B. DeMille Award
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6650 Hollywood Blvd.
Radio Hall of Fame
Kentucky Colonel
Wedding: Edward Cox and Tricia Nixon (1971)
TELEVISION
The Red Skelton Show Host and performer, 1951-71
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (10-Dec-1976) [VOICE]
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (16-Jun-1965)
Ocean's Eleven (10-Aug-1960)
Around the World in Eighty Days (17-Oct-1956)
Lovely to Look at (29-May-1952)
Excuse My Dust (27-Jun-1951)
Watch The Birdie (11-Dec-1950)
Three Little Words (12-Jul-1950)
The Yellow Cab Man (25-Mar-1950)
Neptune's Daughter (9-Jun-1949)
The Fuller Brush Man (12-May-1948)
Ziegfeld Follies (8-Apr-1946)
Bathing Beauty (27-Jun-1944)
Thousands Cheer (13-Sep-1943) Himself
I Dood It (Sep-1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady (13-Aug-1943)
Whistling in Dixie (31-Dec-1942)
Panama Hattie (Sep-1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
Lady Be Good (1-Sep-1941)
Whistling in the Dark (8-Aug-1941)
Flight Command (17-Dec-1940)
Having Wonderful Time (1-Jun-1938)
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