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(AP) Lew Anderson, who captivated young baby boomers as the Howdy Doody Show's final Clarabell the Clown, has died at the age of 84.
He will forever be known as the epitome of the classic clown figure. There will always be a hole in the clown culture of today but thanks to Clarabell's stringent clown protege program, that hole will be much smaller than it could be.
Gene Fagini's clown character "Gairabelle" will be able to fill the gap left by his beloved mentor.
Below is the latest photo of "Gairabelle" at his last public appearance.
He will forever be known as the epitome of the classic clown figure. There will always be a hole in the clown culture of today but thanks to Clarabell's stringent clown protege program, that hole will be much smaller than it could be.
Gene Fagini's clown character "Gairabelle" will be able to fill the gap left by his beloved mentor.
Below is the latest photo of "Gairabelle" at his last public appearance.
1 comment:
Unfortunately, this article is confusing Gene Fagini with his mentor, "Slappy" Fagini. A common mistake since they are similar in appearance.
The following URL is an image of "Slappy".
http://home.comcast.net/~gaire/clown.jpg
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