Wisdom Through the Ages

American pantomimist, radio and television comedian, host, and star performer: Richard Bernard Skelton. If you were fortunate enough to listen to The Red Skelton Show, you were among the thousands mesmerized by the antics of this funny, boyish, teddy-bear-like, lovable, open, sincere, and often loony human being.

Skelton solidified his fame with the debut of his national NBC radio show in 1941. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army and performed numerous comedy shows for troops. In 1951, he helped popularize television with The Red Skelton Show, which aired for 20 years and won multiple Emmy...