Just a reminder that the International Clown Hall of Fame poster offer ends at 5:00 PM this evening. No orders will be accepted after that deadline. Thanks!
Friday, June 28, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN HALL OF FAME POSTER OFFER: DAY THREE!
Day Number 3 of this limited time offer! For this week only, ending on Friday, 5:00pm CST, the International Clown Hall of Fame is offering this legendary Jim Howle rendered ICHoF Induction poster print of the 1989 inductees!
Lou Jacobs, Emmett Kelly, Red Skelton, Felix Adler, Otto Griebling & Mark Anthony all together as seen by America's premire clown artist! This print alone normally sells for $50.00 and up, and as a special bonus we are including a rare Roy "Cooky' Brown poster, from the WGN Bozo Show that was created especially for Mr. Brown's ICHoF induction.
Two fantastic clown poster/prints for only $40.00...and that includes domestic shipping too! Payments can be made by clicking the "DONATE" button at the ICHOF website, www.theclownmuseum.com under the PayPal link!
100% of the proceeds benefit the ICHOF, its outreach projects and research opportunities.
Monday, June 24, 2013
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN HALL OF FAME POSTER OFFER: ONE WEEK ONLY!
Are there folks out there who would be interested in this Jim Howle print featuring the first six inductees into the International Clown Hall of Fame?
By special agreement with artist Jim Howle, the International Clown Hall of Fame is offering this beautiful print of ICHoF inductees Otto Griebling, Red Skelton, Emmett Kelly, Felix Adler, Mark Anthony and Lou Jacobs. To sweeten the deal we are also offering a limited edition poster of Roy "Cooky" Brown from WGN's Bozo Show.
Both are yours for just $40.00 US, postage & handling (domestic orders only) included.
This is an extremely limited time offer, running from just 2:00 PM EST on Monday to 5:00 PM EST this Friday. After that, this offer is unlikely to be repeated.
To take advantage of this offer simply visit the International Clown Hall of Fame website before 5:00 PM EST on Friday June 28, 2013, click the "DONATE" button and you'll be taken to the ICHoF PayPal link. Send $40.00 with the message "poster offer"and the posters are on their way!
Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
IN MEMORIAM: Maude Flippen "Flip" Bayless
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we bid farewell to Flip, as warm, kind and as funny a soul as any I've ever met and someone that it was definitely my very genuine pleasure to know...
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| Photo courtesy of Ron Severini |
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| Photo by Rosalie Hoffman, courtesy of Ron Severini |
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| Photo by Rosalie Hoffman, courtesy of Ron Severini |
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Saturday, June 01, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
CLARK & MCCULLOUGH: The Belle of Samoa (Fox 1929)
From Wikipedia...
Clark and McCullough were a comedy team consisting of comedians Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough. They starred in a series of short films during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Bobby Clark was the fast-talking wisecracker with painted-on eyeglasses; Paul McCullough was his easygoing assistant named Blodgett. The two were childhood friends in Massachusetts, and spent hours practicing tumbling and gymnastics in school. This led to their working as circus performers, then in vaudeville. and finally on Broadway. Their hit show The Ramblers (1926) was adapted as a Wheeler and Woolsey movie comedy, The Cuckoos. Clark and McCullough starred in the George Gershwin musical Strike Up the Band on Broadway in 1930.
In 1928 Clark and McCullough entered the new field of talking pictures, with a series of short subjects and featurettes for Fox Film Corporation. In 1930 they signed with Radio Pictures (later RKO Radio Pictures) for six two-reel comedies annually. The RKO comedies are totally dominated by Clark, barging into every scene and monopolizing much of the conversation, with his good-natured buddy McCullough quietly embellishing his partner's antics with subtler gestures and actions. Each film cast the duo in different occupations, which they would tackle enthusiastically if not efficiently. Their names in the films were dictated by their jobs: as lawyers they were Blackstone and Blodgett, as domestic help they were Cook and Blodgett, as photographers they were Flash and Blodgett. Then as now, their fast-paced zaniness is an acquired taste; some audiences enjoy the nutty humor while others do not. The films were re-released in the late 1940s, with exhibitors still divided in their opinions of the team.
Clark and McCullough filmed most of their movies during the summer months, so they could be free to do stage revues during the rest of the year. They appeared in three Broadway shows while their film contract was in force.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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