Bob Bell

American actor (1922-1997)

Robert Lewis Bell (January 18, 1922 – December 8, 1997), better known as Bob Bell, was an American actor. He was famous for his role as Bozo the Clown on The Bozo Show.[1] He was born in Flint, Michigan, but raised in Deerfield, Illinois.

Bell as Bozo the Clown in 1968

Bell died at his home in Lake San Marcos, California on December 8, 1997 from congestive heart failure, aged 75.[2][3]

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  1. Haugh, David (8 June 2005). "The late Bob Bell, a.k.a. Bozo the Clown, would have been proud: His grandson Trevor Bell was drafted by the Angels on Tuesday". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. "Bob Bell, the first 'Bozo the Clown' on WGN-TV, Dies". WGN-TV. 8 December 1997. Archived from the original on 5 December 1998. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. Kaiser, Robert L. (9 December 1997). "Beloved Entertainer Bob `Bozo' Bell, 75". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

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