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Old 01-24-2004, 10:12 PM
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Originally posted by Aredubjay



If I did my math correctly, he was born in 1928. The show started in 1955 (same year I was born ). From 1928 to 1955 was 27 years. So, he was 27 years old when he first started playing the "Grandfatherly" captain. He obviously "sold" the character. The show ran 'til 1984. So, he was only 56 when it went off the air.


Which means he was putting himself through college playing Clarabell
on The Howdy Doody Show.

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