Red Skelton

Red Skelton was an American comedian, composer, painter, circus performer, singer and actor (1913–1997). He was born at Vincennes and died at Rancho Mirage.

Also recorded as Richard Bernard Skelton; Richard Skelton; Richard Red Skelton.

Red Skelton in brief

Born
1913
Died
1997
Known for
comedian, composer, painter, circus performer, singer, actor and radio personality
Place of birth
Vincennes
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Recognition and collections

Red Skelton received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Catalogued works

19 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1994 to 1995.

Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner. The Red Skelton Show. A Red Skeleton in Your Closet. A Red Skelton Christmas & Jack Benny Holiday. Red Skelton America's Clown Prince. Red Skelton - Good Night & God Bless! Red Skelton. Red Skelton - Vol. 1 & 2. Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories. Red Skelton Vol. 4. Skelton, Red - Volume 2. Red Skelton's Christmas. Grund. Panama Hattie. Gertrude & Heathcliffe. Red Skelton's Gertrude and Heathcliffe. Gertrude and Heathcliffe. A large red ribbon decorated with hearts in the centre of numerous other artistic impressions of the red ribbon symbol representing an advertisement for World Aids Day by the National Aids Trust. Colour lithograph, 1995., dated 1st December1995, held by Wellcome Collection. Versions of the red ribbon symbol by artists from around the world representing an advertisement for World Aids Day by the National Aids Trust. Colour lithograph, 1994., dated 1st December1994, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Skelton, Red (18 July 1913–17 September 1997), actor and comedian, American National Biography Online, 2000. Favonigobius reichei: Skelton, P., IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1996. Favonigobius melanobranchus: Skelton, P., IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1996. Taenioides jacksoni: Skelton, P., IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1996. Liza luciae: Skelton, P., IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1996.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (29722266) and Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (4779974-2). Those registers additionally record the forms Red Skelton, 1913-1997 and Red Skelton American comedian.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Best Of Red Skelton 3 (2001) — Internet Archive. The Red Skelton Show (2021) — Internet Archive. 12 01 Red Goes To The Fights 1941 11 11 (1941) — Internet Archive. Medley form the film 'Three little words' — Internet Archive. Nevertheless (I'm in love with you) — Internet Archive. DVD-6906 - The Red Skelton Hour - December 11, 1962 (1962) — Internet Archive. Old whitey (1984) — Internet Archive. The Golden Age Of Comedy (50 Years Of Great Humor ... From Vaudeville To Video) (1971) — Internet Archive. Medley from the film 'Three little words' — Internet Archive. Red. Skelton– Pledge.of. Allegiance. Video (1969) — Internet Archive. Thousands Cheer — Internet Archive. Conducts (1965) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 29 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Distinctions recorded are Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1913Red Skelton born at Vincennes.
  2. 194112 01 Red Goes To The Fights 1941 11 11 digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1962DVD-6906 - The Red Skelton Hour - December 11, 1962 digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1997Red Skelton died at Rancho Mirage.
  5. 2001Best Of Red Skelton 3 digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 2021The Red Skelton Show digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Red Skelton”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1277029: Red Skelton

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