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    10 entertained as member of the armed forces defy an accurate count. Suffice it to say that the audiences ranged ftoid One to thousands. In 1945, he was honorably discharged and returned to the world Of show btisitiess - for pay. In addition to motion pictures, Skelton starred on CBS radio from 1949 to 1953 and entered television in 1950 on the NBC network. He moved over to CBS-TV in 1953. Among the many television honors accorded Red through the years have been Emmy nominations for "The Red Skelton Show?ǥ, itself, for best comedy writing for the Show and for best actor in a dramatic role in Playhouse 90*s "The Big Slide?ǥ. Through the years, there has rarely been a poll of newspaper editors in which the Skelton program hasn't been selected as one of the top comedy shows in television. In 1945 Skelton married Georgia Davis, a rising young singer and actress. She has never for a moment regretted abandoning her promising career for marriage, she says, since she would never have achieved as much happiness and success in the profession as have been hers as a wife and mother. Georgia and Red are inseparable, Skelton rarely going anywhere - even on one-night stands - without her. Red has a tremendous respect for her judgement /more