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    CLEARY- STRAUSS -IRWIN & GOODMAN 7175 SUNSET BOULEVARD/LOS ANGELES 46,CAU FORN1A/HOLLYWOOD 2-6486/ CABLE ADDRESS; CSI LA SPuhlit ^Pidatimh RED SKELTON (Biography) "Ladies and gentlemen, Red Skelton, one of America?╟╓s clowns." This is the introduction afforded the star at his personal appearances. At Skelton?╟╓s request, there are no adjectives, no superlatives. Which provides some insight into the character of this man who has starred in every medium of show business in which he has appeared - medicine shows, dance marathons, vaudeville, radio, motion pictures and television. Skelton is a complex man. His incredible talent which has made him a clown without peer and a showman of tremendous stature is tempered by great humility. His ability to turn a headline into a gag is seasoned with a serious side which will find him discussing history and politics as a student and astute observer. Skelton is often referred to as a comedian, a comic or a wit. He insists he?╟╓s a clown - and happily so. "Historic- ally, people of all ages have loved clowns and laughed with <3/Peuxy<bk: 165 WEST46TH ST/NEW YORK 36 / CIRCLE 6-4184 Qtmbm: 118420 WARDOUR ST/LONDON Wi/GERRARD 0922