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Bob Keeshan

Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer (died 2004)

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Born
June 27, 1927
Died
January 23, 2004
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1927

About Bob Keeshan

Robert James Keeshan was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. He also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program. In 1987, he founded Corporate Family Solutions with former Tennessee Republican governor Lamar Alexander, which provided day-care programs to businesses. Keeshan did voice recordings for a number of albums for Columbia Records, Golden Records and RCA-Victor.

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Bob Keeshan timeline

  1. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.
  2. In 1987, he founded Corporate Family Solutions with former Tennessee Republican governor Lamar Alexander, which provided day-care programs to businesses.

The world when Bob Keeshan was born

Bob Keeshan was born in 1927. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1927

  • #1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
  • Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
  • Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
  • Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
  • Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
  • Defining fadDance marathons peak
  • Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
  • World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Keeshan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19272026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,100$435,000
Average income$3,700$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population119.0M341 million

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