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I consider the television set as the American fireplace, around which the whole family will gather.

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Red Skelton
Age: 84 †
Born: 1913
Born: July 18
Died: 1997
Died: September 17
Circus Performer
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Radio Personality
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Television Actor
Richard Bernard Skelton
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Richard Red Skelton
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