Bozo The Clown

Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

“Bozo is a combination of the wonderful wisdom of the adult and the childlike ways in all of us,” Harmon said.

Larry Harmon trained more than 200 clowns to play Bozo in local markets. “I’m looking for that sparkle in the eyes, that emotion, feeling, directness, warmth,” he said of his clown criteria. (Link)