Description: All items are packed in acid-free self sealing cellophane bag and sent in a plastic bubble envelope with cardboard on sides or a cardboard flat envelope with Do Not Bend & Fragile stickers. If you have any other questions, please ask BEFORE sending payment. Please feel free to contact me about any item you are interested in. Additional pictures available upon request. I check my account regularly everyday and respond quickly. I aim for positive feedback. When you receive your item please leave me feedback and I will do the same for you right away. If you have any questions about your order when you receive it or have an issue with it please message me with your concerns right away. I stand behind my stock. The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of seven by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15. At age 18, he married Edna Marie Stilwell, an usher who became his vaudeville partner and later his chief writer and manager. He debuted on Broadway and radio in 1937 and on film in 1938. His ex-wife/manager negotiated a seven-year Hollywood contract for him in 1951, the same year The Red Skelton Hour (1951) premiered on NBC. For two decades, until 1971, his show consistently stayed in the top twenty, both on NBC and CBS. His numerous characters, including Clem Kaddiddlehopper, George Appleby, and the seagulls Gertrude and Heathcliffe delighted audiences for decades. First and foremost, he considered himself a clown, although not the greatest, and his paintings of clowns brought in a fortune after he left television. His home life was not completely happy--two divorces and a son Richard who died of leukemia at age nine--and he did not hang around with other comedians. He continued performing live until illness, and he was a longtime supporter of children's charities. Red Skelton died at age 84 of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, California on September 17, 1997. "I Dood It" (1943) Trivia - The title of the film is from a catchphrase used by Red Skelton on his radio show when he was in character as the "Mean Widdle Kid". Eleanor Powell reportedly knocked herself out cold during rehearsals for the lariat dance. According to M-G-M press materials, Buster Keaton served as technical advisor for some of the slapstick scenes in this film. It is a loose remake of Spite Marriage (1929) which starred Keaton in his second film under contract to M-G-M and his last silent film. Indeed, Red Skelton seems to exactly mimic many of Keaton's gags from the earlier film It's Jimmy Dorsey's younger brother Tommy himself whom Red says has too many violins, when asked in front of the nightclub. He makes a similar appearance in one of Kay Kyser's films.
Price: 89.99 USD
Location: Portage, Indiana
End Time: 2024-11-29T18:03:05.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Movies
Movie: N/A
Signed by: Red Skelton
Signed: Yes
Size: 3"x4"
Autograph Authentication: See Below for Provenance
Object Type: Photograph
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
