Red Skelton Net Worth is
$1.1 Million

Mini Biography

The son of the former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced showing business at age seven by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age group 10, he still left home to visit with a medication present through the Midwest, and became a member of the vaudeville circuit at age group 15. At age group 18, he wedded Edna Marie Stilwell, an usher who became his vaudeville partner and later on his chief article writer and supervisor. He debuted on Broadway and radio in 1937 and on film in 1938. His ex-wife/supervisor negotiated a seven-year Hollywood agreement for him in 1951, the same yr The Crimson Skelton Hour (1951) premiered on NBC. For just two years, until 1971, his display consistently remained in the very best twenty, both on NBC and CBS. His several heroes, including Clem Kaddiddlehopper, George Appleby, as well as the seagulls Gertrude and Heathcliffe happy audiences for many years. First and most important, he regarded as himself a clown, while not the best, and his paintings of clowns earned a lot of money after he remaining television. His house life had not been totally happy–two divorces and a child Richard who passed away of leukemia at age group nine–and he didn’t loaf around with additional comedians. He continuing carrying out live until disease, and he was a longtime supporter of children’s charities. Crimson Skelton passed away at age group 84 of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, California on Sept 17, 1997.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Red Skelton
Died	September 17, 1997, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Height	1.88 m
Profession	Clown, Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Radio personality, Television producer
Nationality	American
Spouse	Lothian Toland, Georgia Davis, Edna Stillwell Skelton
Children	Valentina Marie Skelton, Richard Skelton Jr.
Parents	Joseph E. Skelton, Ida Mae Skelton
Siblings	Paul F. Skelton, Christopher M. Skelton, Denny Ishmael Skelton
Awards	Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedian Or Comedienne, Golden Globe Award for Television Achievement
Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance, WGA Award for Best Variety Series or Special: Musical or Comedy - Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievements In Entertainment
Movies	Bathing Beauty, I Dood It, The Fuller Brush Man, The Clown, Neptune's Daughter, Three Little Words, Ziegfeld Follies, Whistling in Dixie, Lovely to Look At, Whistling in the Dark, A Southern Yankee, Whistling in Brooklyn, Du Barry Was a Lady, Around the World in 80 Days, The Show Off, Texas Carnival, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Excuse My Dust, Ship Ahoy, Watch the Birdie, The Yellow Cab Man, Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day, The People vs. Dr. Kildare, Lady Be Good, Having Wonderful Time, Panama Hattie, Merton of the Movies, Half a Hero, Public Pigeon No. One, Flight Command, Maisie Gets Her Man, The Great Diamond Robbery, Seeing Red, 3. Deadeye and the Alamo, 2. Thanksgiving show., 1. Freddie and the Yuletide Log