George Burns and Red Skelton at the 10th Annual of American Guild of Variety Artists Awards, 1979.
Caption: George Burns and Red Skelton at the 10th Annual of American Guild of Variety Artists Awards, 1979.
Writer, Producer, Actor
Born: July 18, 1913
Star sign: Cancer
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Source: IMDB
The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of seven by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15. At age 18, he married Edna Marie Stilwell, an ...