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Revision as of 21:39, 9 March 2011
Buffalo Bob Smith | |
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 Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody in 1972 | |
| Born | Robert Emil Schmidt November 27, 1917 |
| Died | July 30, 1998 (aged 80) |
Buffalo Bob Smith (born Robert Emil Schmidt; November 27, 1917 – July 30, 1998) was the host of the children's show Howdy Doody.
Biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, he attended Masten Park High School. Buffalo Bob got his start in radio as a singer and musician, appearing on many top shows of the time before becoming nationally known for the Howdy Doody Show. The final NBC episode aired in 1960. Later, 1976, Smith reunited with longtime show producer Roger Muir and several of the original cast to produce a new daily syndicated Howdy Doody show.
He made a infomercial appearance Live to promote Howdy Doody Entertainment Memorabilia on July 3, 1998 on QVC. That was his last appearance before he died on July 30 at age 80.
In 1970 and 1971, he embarked on a live tour of college campuses. The shows, organized by producer Burt DuBrow, mixed nostalgia with more contemporary humor, such as Buffalo Bob finding a package of Zig Zags (rolling paper) allegedly belonging to Clarabelle. One show, on April 4, 1971, was recorded and released as an LP, on the label "Project 3 Total Sound Stereo". It was titled, "Buffalo Bob Smith Live at Bill Graham's Fillmore East".
He had a summer residence in Princeton, Maine, as well as owning radio station WQDY in Calais, Maine. He was well-liked by locals, and occasionally hosted local events. He also owned WMKR (now WSYY) radio in Millinocket, ME.
After his retirement, Smith retired to North Carolina, becoming a member of Pinecrest Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Flat Rock.[1]
He died in Hendersonville, North Carolina in 1998, three days before Shari Lewis, the creator of Lamb Chop.[2]
References
- ^ "Bulletin insert" (MS Word). Pinecrest Presbyterian Church. August 16, 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Severo, Richard (July 31, 1998). "Buffalo Bob Smith, 'Howdy Doody' Creator, Is Dead at 80". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
Buffalo Bob Smith, a singing piano player and chatty radio disk jockey who created Howdy Doody and then teamed up with the puppet on one of early television's most enduring children's shows, died of cancer yesterday at a hospital near his home in Flat Rock, N.C. Mr. Smith was 80. Say, kids, what time is it? Buffalo Bob would ask his Peanut Gallery of children ages 3 to 8, gathered in an NBC studio at 30 Rockefeller Plaza every afternoon, five days a week, in the late 1940's and 1950's.
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External links
- Buffalo Bob Smith at IMDb
- Buffalo Bob
- Howdy Doody Show
- Archive of American Television interview with Buffalo Bob Smith, pt.1
- musical outtake from Barry Mitchell's 1997 interview with Buffalo Bob Smith
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