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Robert James 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.
Apr 30, 2024 · Bob Keeshan (born June 27, 1927, Lynbrook, New York, U.S.—died January 23, 2004, Windsor, Vermont) was an American television producer and entertainer who was best known for his role as Captain Kangaroo on the children’s program of the same name (1955–84).
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January 23, 2004 · Windsor, Vermont, USA (long illness) Birth name. Robert James Keeshan. Nickname. Bob. Mini Bio. Television producer and host Robert James Keeshan was born in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York. As a young man he served in the US Marine Corps Reserve.
- June 27, 1927
- January 23, 2004
In 1989 he published "Growing Up Happy" and then in October of 1996 he published "Good Morning Captain: 50 Wonderful Years with Bob Keeshan, TV's Captain Kangaroo". Keeshan is also the author of the "Itty Bitty Kitty" children's book series. Widowed in the 1990s, he died in Vermont in 2004.
- January 1, 1
- Lynbrook, Long Island, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Windsor, Vermont, USA
Jan 23, 2004 · 'Captain Kangaroo' Dead At 76. January 23, 2004 / 1:28 PM EST / CBS/AP. Bob Keeshan, who gently entertained and educated generations of children as television's walrus-mustachioed Captain...
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Jan 23, 2004 · By Richard Severo. Jan. 23, 2004. Bob Keeshan, who delighted millions of children and their parents for three decades as television's gentle, patient Captain Kangaroo and before that as the...
Jan 24, 2004 · By Richard Severo. Jan. 24, 2004. Bob Keeshan, who delighted millions of children and their parents for three decades as television's gentle, patient Captain Kangaroo and before that as the...
