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Mom used to say I didn't run away from home my destiny just caught up with me at an early age.
Red Skelton
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Red Skelton
Age: 84 †
Born: 1913
Born: July 18
Died: 1997
Died: September 17
Circus Performer
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Richard Bernard Skelton
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