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Richard bernard red skelton july 18, 19 september 17, 1997 was an american comedy entertainer. He was best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program the red skelton show. Skeltons voice pattern for clem was similar to the later cartoon character, bullwinkle. Red skeltons wonderful dream 1948 was a mini comic book promoting red skeltons newest movie the fuller brush man. Red skelton, knockabout comic and clown prince of the airwaves. Ghost storiesgay and grimselected and edited by red skelton. The venerable funnyman, a tv pioneer who was a steady fixture on cbs for nearly 20 years, was 84.