Original Bozo Dead at 83

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M60o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr Original Bozo Dead at 83
Published: Fri, July 04, 2008 - 6:59 am
Last Updated: Fri, July 04, 2008 - 7:02 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Harmon, who made Bozo the Clown famous,
has died. He was 83 and had congestive heart failure. Harmon had
answered a casting call to make personal appearances as a clown. He
got that job and eventually bought the rights, turning Bozo into a
business, licensing the character to dozens of TV stations. Harmon
embellished Bozo's distinctive look: the orange-tufted hair, the
big round nose and the outlandish red, white and blue costume. He
was protective of Bozo the Clown and thought it wasn't right if the
term was used in a derogatory way. Larry Harmon once said "Bozo is
a combination of the wonderful wisdom of the adult and the
childlike ways in all of us."


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