[Comfortablydumb] RIP, Bozo

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> July 3, 2008)--Larry Harmon, who appeared as Bozo the Clown for  
> decades and licensed the name to other Bozos around the world, has  
> died at his home at age 83 of congestive heart failure, his  
> longtime publicist, Jerry Digney, told The Associated Press.
>
> Although not the first person to play Bozo, Harmon took on the  
> famous clown's persona and, as an entrepreneur, he licensed the  
> character to others, particularly TV stations.
>
> Those stations then recruited their own Bozos for local shows.
>
> Harmon met his alter ego after answering a casting call to make  
> personal appearances as a clown to promote records.
>
> He got the job and eventually bought the rights to Bozo.
>
> Along the way, he embellished Bozo's distinctive look including the  
> orange-tufted hair, the bulbous nose, and the outlandish red, white  
> and blue costume.
>
>

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