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Jun 5, 2019 · Bob Keeshan was born as Robert James Keeshan on June 27, 1927, in Lynbrook, New York, USA. His father Joseph Keeshan worked as a grocery store manager, while his mother Margaret Keeshan was a housewife. After his father lost his job, the family was forced to move to Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, for a better life.
Oct 4, 2019 · We look back at the remarkable career of Bob Keeshan, known to children of all ages as Captain Kangaroo, on the occasion of his death on Jan. 23, 2004. Check...
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Jan 24, 2004 · Bob Keeshan, who gently entertained and educated generations of children as television’s walrus-mustachioed Captain Kangaroo, died Friday at 76. Keeshan, who lived in Hartford, Vt., died of a ...
Sep 17, 2019 · Every weekday morning for nearly 30 years (1955-1984), Captain Kangaroo said good morning to kids from TV sets across the country. Created by the Captain, aka Bob Keeshan (who had originally played Clarabell the Clown on The Howdy Doody Show), the show was telecast live to the eastern timezones, and broadcast on kinescope to the West Coast.
Jan 23, 2004 · Bob Keeshan, who entertained generations of children as Captain Kangaroo, died of a long illness on Jan. 23. He was 76. Keeshan first donned his red coat with large pockets in 1955, when Captain Kangaroo premiered on CBS. The series ran for 30 years before moving to public television for six more, winning six Emmy Awards and three Peabody Awards.
Jan 24, 2004 · January 23, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Bob Keeshan, who as the gentle Captain Kangaroo introduced the baby boom generation to television, died yesterday in Windsor, Vt., after a long illness. He was ...
Robert James "Bob" Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) 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 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.[1][2] Keeshan also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody ...
