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James H. Allen (May 15, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American actor who portrayed the clown character Rusty Nails and was the host of various children's television shows in the Portland, Oregon television market from 1957–1972.
Oct 5, 2022 · The Simpsons' Krusty the Clown was inspired by a TV clown known as "Rusty Nails" the clown, and all footage of him (except for this promo ad for a show with 1 result on google: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86aED8bKJD8) is lost. Below is all the information I could find about this character:
Jul 29, 2015 · James Allen, who delighted children for decades as Rusty Nails, died Tuesday surrounded by family and friends. He was 87. Allen had been in hospice care with congestive heart failure, KOIN 6 ...
James Allen, aka Rusty Nails, hosted a run of children's shows in the Portland area for 16 years. Allen passed away in 2015. He would have been 89 years old this week. The red-haired clown was...
Krusty was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and partially inspired by Rusty Nails, a television clown from Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon.
Jul 25, 2017 · Portland kids watched Rusty Nails – whose real name was James Allen - - when he first started hosting shows in Portland in 1957. Rusty the clown was at the helm of kids' shows for 16...
Jul 29, 2015 · James Allen, who portrayed the clown character Rusty Nails on local television in Portland, Ore. for years and served as Matt Groening’s inspiration for Krusty on The Simpsons, has died. He was...
Jun 7, 2022 · Rusty Nails, an inspiration for The Simpsons Krusty The Clown, on the premiere episode on KATU in 1962. ...more
James H. Allen (May 15, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American actor who portrayed the clown character Rusty Nails and was the host of various children's television shows in the Portland, Oregon television market from 1957–1972.
Mar 30, 2021 · Groening grew up in Portland, Oregon, where James Allen, a clown with the stage name of "Rusty Nails," hosted a long-running kids TV show. "Krusty" sounds an awful lot like "Rusty," although...
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